Canadian officials, including Chrystia Freeland, discussed the repurposing of Russian assets to help pay for the costs of Putin's actions in Ukraine at a conference at Chatham House. Freeland emphasized the importance of getting legal frameworks in place and making a strong offensive move with G7 focusing on sovereign Russian assets.
It was great to hear Canadian Finance Minister @cafreeland at @ChathamHouse conference ‘Making transgressors pay’. Her message was straightforward. Aggressor pays. Get legal framework in place. Perfectionism is impossible, especially under war. #Ukraine https://t.co/oxThBqE8N7
'We at G7 need to move into a strong offensive game... Sovereign Russian assets is the place where we can make a meaningful move' said Chrystia Freeland🇨🇦 (@cafreeland) at @ChathamHouse conference 'Making transgressors pay' Watch the full recording here https://t.co/5j0gG0pKal https://t.co/CWzwVPU1a3
Great conference today with @ChathamHouse on repurposing Russian assets with keynote by @cafreeland and discussions led by @jamesnixey Creon Butler and their colleagues on legal, financial and political implications. https://t.co/K1vx9OgMg3
Cdns were prominent today at Chatham House in LDN for discussions abt REPURPOSING Russian assets to help pay the horrendous cost of Putin’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine. DPM Freeland, former FM Axworthy and former Finance Deputy Tim Sargent all made cogent arguments. https://t.co/TvQY0AKfJ3
Three key points from Chrystia Freeland @cafreeland delivering keynote speech at @ChathamHouse: 1/ Get the money for Ukraine. It's important 2/ Win back the initiative. Sovereign Russian assets is where we can have meaningful impact 3/ Maintain unity #MakeRussiaPay https://t.co/9zB9BbqWtR https://t.co/WL7VG8bFpo
It's an honour to have Chrystia Freeland 🇨🇦 (@cafreeland) opening our conference at @ChathamHouse today with a keynote speech: 'The principle 'Aggressor pays' is powerful & important. I'm urging all of us to get our legal frameworks in place. G7 has a potential to make progress' https://t.co/qDGkJYbW3P https://t.co/jeurYrB6Vj
Today at @ChathamHouse | Making Transgressors Pay In conference we will discuss the arguments for and against repurposing frozen state-owned Russian assets. Full video recording will be released here: https://t.co/RWqDDmuawJ https://t.co/0TCEbRHD5L