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US Attorney General Merrick Garland approved the first-ever confiscation of Russian oligarch assets for transfer to Ukraine, specifically funds seized from Konstantin Malofeyev's account at a US financial institution traceable to sanctions violations.

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

US approved confiscation of Russian oligarch assets for first time, to be transferred for Ukraine's reconstruction

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Decision follows last year's indictment of Konstantin Malofeyev for violating sanctions imposed in response to Moscow's annexation of Crimea in 2014

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Millions of dollars were seized from an account traceable to Malofeyev's sanctions violations

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

In February, Garland authorized the use of funds in Ukraine to remediate harms of Russia's war

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

US Attorney General Merrick Garland approved the first transfer of forfeited Russian oligarch assets to Ukraine.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The funds belong to sanctioned Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev, accused of funding Russian proxies in Crimea in 2014.

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