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theFu
Seizure is fine. Using the investment income to help Ukraine is fine.
Did I miss the trial and guilty verdict? There's a need for due process in the civilized world before anything seized gets to be kept as punishment. Otherwise, it is just like a socialist country "nationalizing" whatever they see and want to take. I expect that from Russia, China, Venezuela, NK, Myanmar, not Canada.
Canada is better than that, I hope.
Work initially and over the longer period. I don't see how Russia can sell aircraft or computers and much of the brain-power for software (over 70K developers) have left Russia already. I'd say that sanctions are working, on some level.
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/04/01/russia-plays-tug-of-war-as-its-talented-it-workers-head-for-the-door-a77160 - 70K works have left
https://www.npr.org/2022/03/13/1086219973/sanctions-may-ground-russias-planes-but-the-firms-that-own-them-cant-get-them-ba No spare parts and no technical support for aircraft in Russia
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/02/25/ukraine-russia-chips-sanctions-tsmc/ no chips to Russia for computing or networking.
ReynardFox
I don’t weep for billionaires.
Olegek
A little bit too late.
Not so much weeping in Russia about oligarch assets, but all the same - it's very strange manner of behaving.
Looks like Robin Hood stepped onto the political stage.
painkiller
Canada is seeking novel powers to seize and sell off Russian oligarchs' assets to compensate Ukraine for war damages, while announcing Wednesday sanctions against 203 people in the breakaway Donbas region.
If the sell off is assets from those 203 people on whom sanctions have been imposed, that's one thing.
Bob FosseToday 08:13 am JST
Wrong country.
There are no congressmen in Canada's legislature.
Bob Fosse
None in Russia either. That was the joke you missed.
UChosePoorly
Viviane - If you have the right skillset, Russia may be hiring (see theFu's links above)
Bob Fosse
Boo hoo.
Send a letter to your congressman.