The US Senate proposed giving Ukraine the right to buy weapons at the expense of the assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation

American senators from the Democratic and Republican parties of the United States have introduced a bill, the implementation of which will allow the transfer of confiscated assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation to Ukraine for the purchase of weapons. A statement to that effect was posted on the website of Virginia Senator Tim Kaine's office on June 19.

"Kane, [John] Cornyn, [Chris] Coons and colleagues are introducing a bill to strengthen Ukraine's defense arsenals using blocked Russian sovereign assets," the text says.

It is explained that we are talking about a law called "On the use of confiscated assets to provide Ukraine with weapons" (SABER).

The innovation implies a change in the current US legislation, according to which Washington allows the confiscated funds to be used only for humanitarian aid and reconstruction of the country.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on the same day that Washington's approach to resolving the conflict could change. He expressed surprise at the words of American Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who stated that the United States allegedly could not mediate in resolving the conflict, as it fully supported Ukraine.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on June 17 that the head of the White House, Donald Trump, had changed his position on this issue. According to him, the American leader began to broadcast a new attitude to what was happening after participating in the G7 summit. The next day, the American leader admitted that he would give Kiev a license to manufacture missiles. At the same time, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said that Moscow and Washington currently have no diplomatic success in the issue of the Ukrainian settlement.