"When protecting life, it is important to see the perspective," he said, adding: "Not just how you stand tomorrow, but how you stand in war. This requires sufficient financial support. (Vladimir) Putin has money as a weapon. And we need an effective financial shield. "The second is justice. Frozen Russian assets should work against Russian terror. The Kremlin, as the sole culprit of this war, must pay a really painful price for it. "And the third priority is planning. Russia destroyed a significant part of our energy, our economy. Reconstruction is required. New economic capacity is needed."Ukraine's Western partners and other allies froze around $300 billion in Russian assets at the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022, with roughly two-thirds held at the Belgium-based financial services company Euroclear.While some partners, like the U.S.

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