Zelenskyy Calls on West to Seize Russian State Assets to Rebuild Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a press conference in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, on Jan. 11, 2023. Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP via Getty Images

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on April 12 reiterated his call for Ukraine’s international partners to “confiscate” the resources of Russia and its allies.

“The long story of Russian impunity must finally stop,” Zelenskyy said during a video call to the World Bank in Washington.