25/01/23

From Global Regulation & Policy

The Case For A European Asset Registry

As Russian tanks rolled their way onto Ukrainian soil in February 2022, governments in the West introduced sanctions on Russian oligarchs in response. The destruction of a country shared space in the front pages of newspapers with the confiscated yachts of people close to the Russian regime, who, for years, turned Europe into their personal playground. But if the force of soft power was ever to equal the force of war, why have sanctions not been able to stop the destruction a year after? And why isn’t there a discussion in the West on sanctions and their effectiveness today?

Putting Your UK House Ownershi…