Olga Krotovska

There are currently at least $300 billion in frozen Russian assets, both private and state-owned, in various parts of the world. However, the issue of their confiscation for Ukraine’s benefit hasn’t been solved yet. The Minister of Finance, Serhii Marchenko, states in his interview with RBC Ukraine that the key obstacle is the absence of a mechanism to do this without the consent of the owners of these assets.

Since February 24, 2022, when the Russian Federation started a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 6,884 civilians were killed and 10,947 injured. These numbers were given by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

In the last 24 hours, the Armed Forces of Ukraine killed 550 Russian invaders and destroyed 1 tank, 13 APVs, and 1 artilery system of the enemy, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The German Chancellery’s refusal to give Ukraine tanks, which could help its Armed Forces defend the country, is incomprehensible and "frighteningly short-sighted." Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz bears full responsibility for this decision, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, the Chairwoman of the Defence Committee, emphasized.