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G7 Push To Use Russian Assets For Ukraine 'Vital And Urgent': Yellen

Excerpts of a speech by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen indicate that immobilized Russian assets will be a key topic of discussions among G7 finance leaders this week (Credit: AFP)

It is "vital and urgent" for the United States and allies to find a way to tap immobilized Russian assets in helping Ukraine, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in prepared remarks released Monday.

The excerpts of her speech, to be delivered Tuesday in Frankfurt, come as finance leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized nations are due to gather later this week.

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