# Russian asset seizure law gives government power to confiscate property

https://mins.news/en/video/40165

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-01 10:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcMrJGUyxdg

> Russia’s sweeping new asset seizure law takes effect on Tuesday, allowing the government to confiscate bank funds and physical property belonging to Russian citizens living abroad. The legislation targets dissidents, journalists and activists, expanding the Kremlin’s crackdown on critics of the Ukraine war.

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