Russia ‘nationalises’ Ukrainian assets in Crimea to fund war | Abroad

“Criminal parliamentarians supported the bill on the nationalization of property of Ukrainian oligarchs, assets of banks and factories operating in the republic,” reports the regional parliament, installed by Moscow after the annexation of this Ukrainian peninsula in 2014.

According to the statement, the bill was passed unanimously.

The chairman of the regional parliament, Vladimir Konstantinov, said on Telegram that the list “includes about five hundred properties and assets related to various companies and banks, tourist and sports facilities.”

According to news agencies Ria Novosti and Tass, the list includes the assets of Rinat Akhmetov, the richest man in Ukraine, and those of billionaire Igor Kolomoyski, a dozen Ukrainian banks, several factories and those of the Dynamo Kyiv football club.

The total amount of the nationalized property and assets was not immediately disclosed.

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