Hi, lets get this show on the road. Wow, thats loud. Okay. Here we go. All right. So welcome on behalf of our bipartisan and bicameral leadership to this briefing of the Helsinki Commission. Its mandated to monitor compliance with International Norms and standards in europe. This includes norms in the military affairs, economic and Environmental Affairs and human rights. I cover that second category. I do a lot of work on anticorruption economics and im so honored and pleased to have with us minister john pimrose, prime ministers anticorruption all the way from the european union. Even if we have other questions or concerns were ending sharp at 10 15. So just the briefest of opening remarks. Globalized corruption is one of the greatest threats facing the United States today. Authorize attorney klepto crats hide on our shores and allies providing protection for stolen assets and a vector of influence into our political system. Once established they set about hollowing out the rule of la
That want to see our way of life come to an end, we need new tools to hold them accountable. So i think, you know, seizing russias assets is not only proportionate, it is absolutely necessary so the risk of doing nothing completely outweighs the short term easily mitigate able risks of action here. As you say, we need new tools for a new era. The russian sanctions are not willing the effect many thought they would. Nate, thanks so much, really appreciate it. Thanks so much. In colombia now, more rain is forecast in the northwest region of choco as the number of people confirmed dead from landslides rises. Just in the past few hours, the
that want to see our way of life come to an end, we need new tools to hold them accountable. so i think, you know, seizing russia s assets is not only proportionate, it is absolutely necessary so the risk of doing nothing completely outweighs the short term easily mitigate able risks of action here. as you say, we need new tools for a new era. the russian sanctions are not willing the effect many thought they would. nate, thanks so much, really appreciate it. thanks so much. in colombia now, more rain is forecast in the northwest region of choco as the number of people confirmed dead from landslides rises. just in the past few hours, the
and will push other european countries for more support. now top u.s. officials are trying to figure out how to divert about $300 billion in frozen russian money to cash starved ukraine. they said russia should be on the hook and pay for all of the damage it caused. to unlock the cash, u.s. allies in the g7 need to buy in. all of them. and a bill in the u.s. congress called the repo act would have to be adopted. the proposal has been discussed among senior leaders and will be reviewed again at their meeting in february. joining me now is nate sibley. a research fellow at the hudson institute and he is in washington dc for us. thanks so much for joining us so why do you think that the biden administration and the european allies as well have been reluctant to try and seize these assets?