War

 NY Times: U.S. and Europe Eye Russian Assets to Aid Ukraine as Funding Dries Up - Despite legal reservations, policymakers are weighing the consequences of using $300 billion in Russian assets to help Kyiv’s war effort. By David E. Sanger and Alan Rappeport - David E. Sanger, who reported from Berlin and Washington, and Alan Rappeport, in Washington, have written extensively on the military and financial contest for Ukraine.

After the invasion of Ukraine, the United States, along with Europe and Japan, used sanctions to freeze the assets, denying Russia access to its international reserves.