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Will Durrant

See off ‘uncertainty’ over Ukraine by seizing frozen assets, MP urges minister

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump (Brian Lawless/PA) - (PA Archive)

Ministers could see off the “devastating effect” of a possible Trump win next month by confiscating frozen Russian sovereign assets, an MP has claimed.

Helen Maguire, the Liberal Democrats’ defence spokeswoman, urged Defence Secretary John Healey to quickly repurpose frozen assets to bolster Ukraine’s war chest, in case the next US president decides to ease their support for Kyiv.

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