Russia-Ukraine (Feb. 26): Russia Might Confiscate Assets of US Citizens in Sanctions Escalation Threat

Russia-Ukraine (Feb. 26): Russia Might Confiscate Assets of US Citizens in Sanctions Escalation Threat
Ukrainian service members in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 26, 2022. Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images
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The latest on the Russia-Ukraine crisis, Feb. 26. Click here for updates from Feb. 25.

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev struck a sharply hawkish tone on Saturday in response to Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine, suggesting Moscow might not just freeze, but possibly even confiscate, the assets of Americans, Europeans, and people from other “unfriendly jurisdictions.”