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   Anne Applebaum (anneapplebaum@journa.host)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 22:32:58 JST Anne Applebaum

   Russia has once again demonstrated its disdain for the Western world with a massive attack on Kyiv and other cities this morning.
   Today would be a great day to seize Russia's frozen assets and start using them to pay for the damage.

   https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/12/ukraine-russia-frozen-assets/676390/

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     littletree (littletree@mstdn.social)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 22:34:32 JST littletree

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     • TheSoulofJapan

     @thesoulofjapan @anneapplebaum in any civilized country whenever you cheat the government (tax evasion or similar things), the government comes at you.

     If you can pay, you pay. If you can't pay, your assets are frozen and seized to pay the fines etc.

     Is that theft? After all, someone is taking something from you without your permission.

     In this case, it's a nation that has to pay for the destruction it brought upon another country.

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     TheSoulofJapan (thesoulofjapan@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 22:34:35 JST TheSoulofJapan

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     @anneapplebaum That would be theft. Besides, why are UN missiles being used on Russian targets? Accountability anyone?

     HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴 repeated this.