Resource Library
Frozen Russian State Assets — Research Repository
A curated collection of legal analysis, policy research, legislative documents, and advocacy materials on the repurposing of frozen Russian state assets.
152documents
7jurisdictions
7topics
Legal framework
69pdfOptions paper
European Commission Options Paper on the Use of Frozen Assets for Ukraine's Reconstruction
pdfEU Parliament study
EPRS Study: Legal Options for Confiscation of Russian State Assets (2024)
pdfEU Parliament study
EPRS Study: Legal Options for Confiscation of Russian State Assets (2025)
pdfLegal memo
Covington & Burling White Paper on Litigation Risk to EU Member States from the Reparation Loan
pdfReport
OSJI: Legal Possibilities of Using Russian CBR Assets to Enforce ECHR Judgments — Main Report
pdfMajor report
The Legal, Practical, and Moral Case for Transferring Russian Sovereign Assets to Ukraine
articleReport
Resolving Accountability Over Russian State Assets — New Understandings of Jurisdiction and Policy Opportunities
pdfLegal memorandum
IISS Legal Memorandum on Proposed Countermeasures Against Russia (Nov 2023)
pdfLegal report
Anton Moiseienko — Frozen Russian Assets and Reconstruction of Ukraine: Legal Options (Jun 2022)
pdfLegal paper
Moiseienko — Seizing Foreign Central Bank Assets: A Lawful Response to Aggression? (Apr 2023)
pdfLegal paper (draft)
Moiseienko — Sovereign Immunities, Sanctions, and Confiscation (Draft, May 2022)
Draft — not for public posting per original author's notes. Request copy via ResearchGate.
articleLegal paper
Sovereign Immunities, Sanctions, and Confiscation — ResearchGate
Request-only access
pdfPublished article
Wuerth Brunk — Countermeasures and Confiscation of Russian CBR Assets (Lawfare)
Policy recommendations
73pdfPublished article (op-ed)
Opinion: Canada Must Lead on Supporting Ukraine with Russia's Frozen Assets
articlePublished article
Canada Should Lead in Seizing Russia's Assets to Fund Ukraine's Victory
officialOfficial document
Government of Canada — 2024 Federal Budget: Chapter 7 (asset provisions)
pdfOptions paper
European Commission Options Paper on the Use of Frozen Assets for Ukraine's Reconstruction
officialOfficial resolution
PACE Resolution 2539 — Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Jan 2025)
pdfCoalition agreement (official)
Germany CDU/SPD Coalition Agreement — Provisions on Russian Assets (English)
pdfGuidance / Memo
US Interagency Guidance on Russian Sovereign Assets (Mar 2025)
Confidential — review before publishing
officialPress release
US Senate Foreign Relations Committee — Bipartisan Call for Seizure of Russian Assets
articlePublished article
UK Sends £1.3 Billion Military Aid to Ukraine Using Seized Russian Assets
pdfMajor report
The Legal, Practical, and Moral Case for Transferring Russian Sovereign Assets to Ukraine
articlePublished article
Gorodnichenko, Becker — Economic Case for Asset Transfer (Project Syndicate)
officialParliamentary report
Australian Senate Committee — Report on Sanctions: Identifying and Transferring Assets (Feb 2025)
pdfPublished article (op-ed)
It's Time to Seize Russia's Reserves — WSJ Editorial Board
May be paywalled online
articlePublished article (op-ed)
WSJ Opinion: Why Shouldn't Europe Seize Russia's Assets?
May be paywalled
Financial & economic
12Jurisdiction-specific
23officialOfficial document
Government of Canada — 2024 Federal Budget: Chapter 7 (asset provisions)
officialOfficial press release
EU Council — Extension of Economic Restrictive Measures (Jan 2025)
docxLegislative summary
Seizure of Russian State Assets and Support for Ukraine Bill — Highlights
officialParliamentary report
Australian Senate Committee — Report on Sanctions: Identifying and Transferring Assets (Feb 2025)
Alternatives to transfer
20articlePublished article
The Ukraine Liberty Bond: Unlocking Frozen Assets Without Breaking the Rules
pdfLegal memo
Covington & Burling White Paper on Litigation Risk to EU Member States from the Reparation Loan
pdfReport
OSJI: Legal Possibilities of Using Russian CBR Assets to Enforce ECHR Judgments — Main Report
articlePublished article
Frozen Collateral: Collateralization Instead of Confiscation (Lawfare)
articlePublished article
Unlocking the Use of Russian Central Bank Assets — Is Collateralisation the Answer? (JIBFL)
May be paywalled
articlePublished article
Reparation Obligations for Ukraine — How It Could Work (Dnistrianskyi Center)
Political context
7pdfPublished article (op-ed)
Opinion: Canada Must Lead on Supporting Ukraine with Russia's Frozen Assets
pdfCoalition agreement (official)
Germany CDU/SPD Coalition Agreement — Provisions on Russian Assets (English)
Asset mechanics
18pdfGuidance / Memo
US Interagency Guidance on Russian Sovereign Assets (Mar 2025)
Confidential — review before publishing
pdfPublished article
Moscow Has $2 Billion Stuck at JPMorgan. The U.S. Isn't Sure What to Do With It.
May be paywalled online