Ukrainian Reparation Loan

Ukraine has an international right to claim war reparations against Russia.

In response to the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian allies, led by the G-7 nations, began sending financial aid to the embattled country. The G-7 also facilitated the freezing of some $300 billion in Russian assets. The frozen Russian assets could provide Ukraine with a pivotal source of capital to fund ongoing war efforts, as well as to repair and revitalize its physical and social infrastructure.

According to international law, Ukraine has a legal right to financial reparations, but it does not have access to the $300 billion and so cannot formally make a claim on the funds. The G-7, conservators of the assets, lack the legal standing to assert war damages against Russia.

The G-7 nations control $300 billion in frozen...