New bill aims to use assets seized from wealthy Russians to arm and rebuild Ukraine

New bill aims to use assets seized from wealthy Russians to arm and rebuild Ukraine

President Biden on Thursday said his administration was reviewing ways to convert assets seized from wealthy Russians with ties to Vladimir Putin and use them to help Ukraine with arms and reconstruction. New Jersey Rep. Tom Malinowski, a Democrat who co-sponsored a bill that passed in the House this week called the “Assets Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act,” joins Nick Schifrin to discuss.

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