Speaking in Kyiv, Mr Blinken said Washington has the power to seize Russian assets in the US and will use them to help rebuild Ukraine.

He also said that Ukraine is getting “closer to Nato”.

Earlier, the top US diplomat told Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky that military aid is “now on its way”.

“What Putin destroyed, Russia should - must - pay to rebuild. It’s what international law demands. And it’s what the Ukrainian people deserve,” Mr Blinken said during his speech at Kyiv Polytechnic University.

“Our Congress has given us the power to seize Russian assets in the US, and we intend to use it,” he said.

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    6 months ago

    Ah yes, like we did in 1918 with Germany. That solved all future problems

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      Solving all future problems is not the goal of reparations. I wonder why you specifically chose WWI btw, didn’t WWII also have reparations?

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        After WW2 it was more like they split Germany into parts and “occupied” the remaining industry and workforce for reparations. There wasn’t much of the original Reich left that could’ve paid reparations.