Where there is a will, there is a way. At least that seems to be the view of the US Congress, which has decided to give President Joe Biden legal powers to confiscate outright any cash, shares and other assets belonging to Russia currently held on American soil.
US lawmakers justify the move with references to natural justice. At the end of this week, the world will mark 800 days since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a grim milestone of death and destruction on a scale unprecedented in Europe since World War II.
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