3:33 am: Washington to use funds seized from Russian oligarch to help Ukraine
The US Department of Justice announced Friday the first transfer of confiscated Russian funds, with the aim of helping Ukraine, according to CNN.
“I am announcing today that I have authorized the first-ever transfer of seized Russian funds destined for Ukraine,” said Merrick Garland, adding that the confiscated assets followed the indictment of oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev in April.
This sum will go to the State Department "to support the Ukrainian people", said the minister.
Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriï Kostin, present at his side, welcomed this transfer "in the amount of 5.4 million dollars" to "rebuild Ukraine".
All Ukrainians have, in one way or another, suffered from this war.
It's our obligation to ensure the Ukrainian people receive compensation for all the tremendous damage done.
The inherent part of accountability is that the perpetrator pays for the harm inflicted.
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— Andriy Kostin (@AndriyKostinUa) February 3, 2023
11:31 p.m .: With the EU, the G7 and Australia agree on the price cap of Russian petroleum products
In a joint statement, the EU, the G7 powers and Australia announced that they had reached an agreement "on a price cap for Russian petroleum products transported by ship".
It must be implemented from Sunday "or very soon after", specifies the text signed by the EU, Germany, Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Italy , Japan and the United States.
This price cap must "prevent Russia from profiting" from the war in Ukraine and "support stability in world energy markets", they further note.
With AFP
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