International Law? Thats funny. The west just stole $300 billion in Euro deposits from Russia. They simply voted to steal it.
I’m not sure the $300 billion is stolen, rather it is probably frozen. We did something similar with $billions of Iran’s money with the capture of our Embassy people as a result of the Iran revolution. Eventually it was released back to Iran after agreements were signed. Some FReepers accused the Democrats of paying Iran for the agreements. It was merely releasing money that we had held for decades. I wonder if they got the original amount, or if there was accrued interest paid? I wonder what Russia will have to agree to in order to get their money back.