“Such a proposal would allow the ministries of justice, finance and the State Department to establish joint work in the direction of funds confiscated by the US government for damages ... against Ukraine,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.

In June, US Department of Justice Deputy Secretary Lisa Monaco said that seized Russian assets should be used to help Ukraine.

On June 29, the U.S. Treasury Department reported that over $330 billion worth of assets of the Central Bank of Russia and Russians under sanctions were blocked or frozen in 100 days.