Rachel Reeves: I’m sending billions from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/rachel-reeves-interview-labour-963sw6jbk
Posted by topotaul
Rachel Reeves: I’m sending billions from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/rachel-reeves-interview-labour-963sw6jbk
Posted by topotaul
31 Comments
GBP to the rubble conversion, can they not just buy Russia with how utterly screwed there economy is?…
/S in case it wasn’t obvious.
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We should go after the large American corporations and make them fund it. See how long it take for Trump to cave in and offer a backstop.
Great news. Should have happened a long time ago though.
Is this thread brigaded? so many pro-Kremlin comments, glad they’re downvoted though
This is brilliant news.
The UK government needs to seize all Russian owned property and other assets in the UK and make it very clear that we will no longer act as a slush fund to launder the oligarchs ill gotten gains.
Putin needs to feel even more isolated as his own oligarchs turn on him and blame him for their loss of wealth and status in the UK.
Liquidate ALL Russian-owned property (unless the owner has denounced Putin in public, not been found to be lying, and renounced Russian citizenship).
Seize all and sell all Russian owned property and assets in the U.K, private or otherwise. Make the oligarchs put pressure on Putin and send the funds to Ukraine.
All of them.please!!! And keep the sanctions as tough as possible.
Wtf, 3 years later. Should have done this a forever ago.
Super send 200 billion and some troops and send the orcs back home
I think it disgusting that they’re going to try to slash disability and sickness benefits and aren’t even discussing closing tax loopholes and chasing tax avoidance which costs the country so much more than benefits do
Send the embassy staff home too as they are snooping and recruiting in the UK
People in here saying seize all Russian owned property… The amount of oligarchs is low double digits, compared to about 70k? Russians in the country. Oligarchs already have had their assets seized/frozen years ago.
Imagine if we went to war with Russia, you’d be putting them in camps too.
Unless someone has a connection to the govt or SOE, they shouldn’t get anything seized.
There it is. An absolutely *massive* fuck you to Putin. It’s now crystal clear whose side the UK is on. Not that there was any doubt, but compared to the US…
Fantastic news . Fuck you putin and trump . Wankers
Excellent news. Can we seize all Russian properties and convert the residential ones into social and affordable housing, selling whatever else is left?
Can’t we just do this without, ya know, revealing it to the world?
Maybe politicians have been infected by social media I guess. They have to broadcast every fucking decision they make.
Here’s an idea: do that thing but just be discreet about it, yeah?
This thread is a bit crazy; regardless of your stance you’re all claiming that private citizens should potentially lose a huge portion of their wealth because of the actions of one man?
So it’s just profit and interest made from Russian assets seized not the actual assets 😂
She must be nuts. Huge repercussions to UK financial system – why on earth would any sovereign ever buy UK government bonds after this? Then you wonder why this country cannot raise debt like Japan and US can.
People may not know this that UK has twin deficits and this country is on mercy of foreigners and foreign money to fund its Current account deficit.
Economic illiterate chancellor
Another step on this country’s downfall. Probably needs a currency crisis to realise what are the implications of this. Learnt nothing from Liz Truss Lettuce mini budget
Getting a lot of downvotes! People on this sub have v poor understanding of what implications for what this means long term. No wonder this country is in decline. Economic illiteracy is rampant and is on full
display in this sub.
That should give all leaders comfort their I’ll gotten gains are safe and secure in Londons banking system.
Won’t trigger more funds leaving the country 🤷♂️
Sorry, I don’t agree with this. Sure, you can freeze assets if they may be used to support the war, but you can’t just seize the property of people you don’t like.
I really want to see Trump pulling out Ukraine’s aid, and see the course of Europe’s “brave” decisions
Great news. I don’t think Russia will be happy about it.
Just a little post to say I’m one of those who are downvoting all the bots.
Fantastic news.
Absolutely no external country will invest in the UK again. You dumbass!
As a genuine question, could this money not be used to help out the situation at home, as well?
Really happy with the Labour government the last few days. One of the rare times I feel proud to be British.
Sending it to Ukraine -> Giving it to Ukraine to give back to the UK for arms. This is just laundering with extra steps.
Can someone pop Farage in the freezer before Reeves is done with this please?