Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Signs Law to Seize and Sell Russian Assets, Bolstering War Efforts

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy takes questions at a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 23, 2022. John Moore/Getty Images

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a law on May 23 that enables the country to seize and sell assets of people who support Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military invasion.

The law focuses primarily on Russian-owned assets and property in Ukraine, particularly those belonging to Russian citizens who have already had their assets blocked by Ukraine’s government, and will help bolster Ukraine’s war efforts, NPR reported.