Opinion: Estonia leads the charge on using frozen Russian assets
Estonia’s parliament enacted a law on May 15 enabling the use of frozen Russian assets to compensate Ukraine for the damages caused by Russia’s war. Kyiv and its Western allies have discussed using around $300 billion in Russian assets held in Western accounts to support Ukraine. As of October 2023, the Estonian government estimated having 38 million euros ($41.3 million) in frozen Russian assets. “We will adopt this law because Ukraine’s victory is our victory,” Hendrik Johannes Terras, the chairman of Estonia’s Constitutional Commission, said. “We are adopting this law because Russia must co...