World War II History Haunts Attempts to Seize Russian Assets

Bart Szewczyk’s commentary was included in a Wall Street Journal article exploring how the legacy of World War II is causing controversy around an American-supported push to seize Russian assets as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Bart comments on why German reluctance to move ahead with seizing Russian assets is unwarranted.

“The logic behind countermeasures clearly applies only to current and ongoing violations of international law, rather than those that occurred 80 years ago,” Bart explains.