Senators Discuss Freezing Russian Gold
Senators Discuss Freezing Russian Gold
March 22, 2022 at 10:30 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 17 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2022/03/22/senators-discuss-freezing-russian-gold/
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“A bipartisan group of senators is working with the Treasury Department to try to lock down Russia’s roughly $132 billion in gold reserves after its invasion of Ukraine,” Axios reports.
“The collaborative approach is a departure from congressional efforts to shame and blame the Biden administration to shape moves on Russian oil imports, or the SWIFT banking system. If successful, it could drive more work across the aisle and along both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, as the president balances diplomatic pressures abroad with political pressures at home.”
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