nekandro@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoCongress passes bill that could unlock billions in frozen Russian assets for Ukrainewww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up1245arrow-down14
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minus-squarehangukdise@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down5·1 year agoI mean, many US states/cities already do forfeitures, so applying this to foreign individuals and entities is just… consistent??
minus-squarelorty@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoWhat was the last billionaire over there that had their assets seized by the government?
minus-squareShimmeringKoi [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-21 year ago“No you don’t understand, authoritarian thievery is our entire way of life here, we’re just being consistent.”
I mean, many US states/cities already do forfeitures, so applying this to foreign individuals and entities is just… consistent??
What was the last billionaire over there that had their assets seized by the government?
“No you don’t understand, authoritarian thievery is our entire way of life here, we’re just being consistent.”