Putin will be made to pay to rebuild Ukraine, says US secretary of state

Putin will be made to pay to rebuild Ukraine, said US secretary of state Antony Blinken.Source: Reuters

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00:00 Now, there's one more crucial step that we can take – making Russia pay for Ukraine's

00:06 recovery and reconstruction.

00:09 What Putin destroyed, Russia should and must pay to rebuild.

00:14 It's what international law demands.

00:16 It's what the Ukrainian people deserve.

00:20 Our Congress has given us the power to seize Russian assets in the United States.

00:25 We intend to use it.

00:27 We're working with our G7 partners to see that Russia's immobilized sovereign assets

00:32 are used to remedy the damage that Putin continues to cause.

00:36 The G7 can unlock billions of dollars and send a powerful message to Putin that time

00:41 is not on his side.