Yuliya Ziskina

Yuliya Ziskina is a Senior Legal Fellow at Razom. She specialises in financial enforcement and public international law and is the principal author of the New Lines Institute report, “Multilateral Asset Transfer: A Proposal for Ensuring Reparations to Ukraine”. She testified in Congress on the REPO Act for seizing Russian state assets for Ukrainian victory, and was also an expert speaker during the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Analysis Yuliya Ziskina 26. March 2025

Risks of inaction: Why seizing Russian frozen assets is urgent

The EU risks losing Russia’s frozen assets as sanctions near expiration. Legal experts confirm transferring these funds to Ukraine is lawful and would enforce Russia’s reparations obligation. Seizing the assets could bolster international law and strengthen Ukraine financially and military. Yulia Ziskina asks if the EU will act before it is too late.