"West Considers $300B Insurance Plan for Ukraine Amid Talks of Confiscating Russian Assets"

Bill Browder, a prominent critic of the Kremlin, has proposed using the confiscation of frozen Russian assets as "insurance" for Ukraine in case Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential election and halts funding to the country. The Biden administration has reportedly shifted its position to support legislation allowing the confiscation of over $300 billion in Russian central bank assets, potentially aiding Ukraine's war effort. This comes amid concerns that a Trump re-election could lead to a cutoff of aid to Kyiv, with the former president suggesting he could end the war in Ukraine "in 24 hours."