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Jamie Grierson and Rowena Mason

Property of Russian elites could be handed to Ukrainian refugees, says Raab

Dominic Raab wears a ribbon in the colours of the Ukrainian flag on a visit to a prison  in Wellingborough on  Thursday
Dominic Raab wears a ribbon in the colours of the Ukrainian flag on a visit to a prison in Wellingborough on Thursday. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA

Russian elites could have their property seized and handed over to Ukrainian refugees, the deputy prime minister has suggested.

Dominic Raab made the remarks as he defended the UK’s response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Asked whether Britain could capture property assets owned by Russian oligarchs, he told LBC: “If we’ve got the evidence and the legal basis, then we’ll do it.”

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