Democratic Strategy Initiative

“Europe holds tremendous leverage. It should seize the opportunity while it still can.” @RepFrenchHill We must move from words to action — seize frozen Russian assets and channel them to Ukraine’s defence and recovery. on.ft.com/44BnbHh

The REPO Act is law, giving the President authority to seize Russian frozen assets in the US for Ukraine's benefit. To send the ultimate message to Putin, we need to take his money and he's not getting it back if he continues to attack Ukraine. Learn more⬇️

Chair of US House Financial Services @RepFrenchHill calls on Europe to lead on #MakeRussiaPay - & seize $300 bn in frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine. on.ft.com/3IgoAeX

Germany’s Greens say #MakeRussiaPay - filing a parliamentary motion today to make “full use” of Russia’s $300 bn in frozen assets. They join parties like Canada’s Conservatives, Canada’s Liberals & the UK’s Liberal Democrats in leading on this call. spiegel.de/politik/deutsc…

Übrigens: Die Idee, dass man mit "Putin entgegen kommen" oder "Putin nicht so sehr reizen" irgendetwas erreichen kann, ist bereits sehr lange widerlegt. Man erreicht damit, dass Putin seine Forderungen noch erhöht.

Whilst we wait for the release of the Defence Review today, we need to keep one eye on the Spending Review that follows. The Defence Review is the shopping list, the Spending Review is the receipt.

ICYMI: DSI Senior Fellow @AaronGBurnett & @Billbrowder speak with @CurtainSilicon about how to #MakeRussiaPay and stop a $300 billion bailout for Russia. youtu.be/DKzqcj2FaAQ

The level of additional air support required by CSG 25 for the Red Sea transit is off the charts. The radio and media silence for the last few days is understandable, but it looks like the MoD is leaving nothing to chance.

Wir werden alles tun, was in unseren Kräften steht, um die Ukraine weiter zu unterstützen. Das bedeutet auch keinerlei Reichweitenbeschränkungen mehr für Waffen, die wir liefern. Die Ukraine kann sich jetzt auch verteidigen, indem sie militärische Stellungen in Russland angreift.

@Billbusot @bctallis All clear. We will delete the above message now that the situation has been resolved

@DSI_Strategy @bctallis Thanks.

Stop Putin’s $300 bn bailout and seize Russia’s frozen assets. @Billbrowder & I join @CurtainSilicon to explain how we #MakeRussiaPay youtu.be/DKzqcj2FaAQ

DSI Senior Fellow @AaronGBurnett speaks @CanEmbGermany this morning about where the 🇩🇪-🇨🇦 & 🇨🇦-🇪🇺 relationships - key ones for the democratic world - go after #CanadaVotes

Our Senior Fellow @AaronGBurnett discusses the options Ukraine’s other western allies have to step up support.

Opinion: Canada must lead on supporting Ukraine with Russia’s frozen assets | National Post nationalpost.com/opinion/opinio…

“We urge the Canadian government to support the immediate transfer of Russia’s frozen central bank reserves into a fund for Ukraine’s reconstruction and defence.” nationalpost.com/opinion/opinio…

'As the next G7 host, we urge the winner of the upcoming election to demonstrate Canadian leadership at a critical time, setting a powerful precedent against aggression' nationalpost.com/opinion/opinio…

Very pleased to join many Canadian, European & American signatories here. Canada's new government must provide the resources Ukraine needs to prevail. 'Opinion: Canada must lead on supporting Ukraine with Russia’s frozen assets' nationalpost.com/opinion/opinio… via @nationalpost

The world is watching. Global leaders are signatories to this initiative. Russia MUST be held to account. Canada MUST lead to ensure the US$300B in Russian state assets held in Europe goes to #Ukraine-not back to Russia. No bailout for Putin's war machine! bit.ly/3S0CiUD

Honored to co-sign this open letter: Canada must lead on supporting Ukraine with Russia’s frozen assets ⁦ nationalpost.com/opinion/opinio…