Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is ready to commit Russian assets that remain frozen in the U.S. to rebuild Ukrainian regions damaged during the war after a peace treaty is concluded.
Putin also said he could give $1 billion from the U.S.-based assets — frozen to punish Putin for his 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine — to U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed Board of Peace.
The offer has been discussed with the U.S., Putin said, and he plans to talk about it more Thursday during a meeting with Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow.