UK Prime Minister calls for Western consensus on using Russian assets for Ukraine

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he wants progress on seizing Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s reconstruction, but it would require “as many countries as possible to act at the same time.” Western countries froze around $300 billion in Russian assets in 2022, mostly in Belgium, but there has been no consensus on how to proceed. Some support seizing the assets (around $300bn), while others, like Belgium, remain cautious due to legal concerns.