Ukraine crisis: Britain to host talks over looted assets

Telegraph:

The two-day London meeting will be attended by senior government officials, prosecutors and representatives from financial centres and international organisations.

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Britain will on Tuesday host international talks aimed at recovering Ukrainian assets believed to have been looted under the regime of deposed president Viktor Yanukovych. The international Ukraine Forum on Asset Recovery (UFAR) – led by Britain and the United States – unveiled details of the talks on Monday, calling them “a landmark for Ukraine”. UFAR hopes to mobilise the international community in order to track down and recover stolen assets, in the process sending “a strong message that there is no impunity for those who carry out such illegal actions”.

The two-day London meeting will be attended by senior government officials, prosecutors and representatives from financial centres and international organisations, according to a statement issued by Britain’s Home Office.

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