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Western powers tangle over Russian assets at G20 finance meeting

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Western powers butted heads over how to handle frozen Russian assets on Wednesday as G20 finance ministers kicked off a discussion of challenges for the global economy, trying to set aside deep geopolitical divisions. Brazilian officials hosting the two-day meeting in Sao Paulo sought to focus talks on economic cooperation to tackle issues such as … Read more

Moves to unlock value of frozen Russian assets ‘necessary and urgent’: Janet Yellen

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday underscored the urgency of moving forward together with Western allies to unlock the value of frozen Russian sovereign assets to help Ukraine, but said the U.S. had no “preferred strategy” for how to do so. Yellen, speaking at a news conference ahead of meetings with her G7 and … Read more