Chuck Schumer said today a $33 billion Ukraine aid package will include provisions for the U.S. government to seize and sell Russian oligarchs' assets and give the proceeds to the invaded country
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer during an April news conference on Capitol Hill. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday a $33 billion Ukraine aid package will include provisions for the U.S. government to seize and sell Russian oligarchs' assets, and give the proceeds to the invaded country.The U.S.
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