Major German Political Party Calls for Seizure of Russian Property to Arm Ukraine

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The regional branch of the opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party in the German federal state has proposed that Russian property be seized and sold to raise funds to arm Ukraine, Bild newspaper revealed.
The outlet reported Tuesday that the state-level party advocated the confiscation of purportedly vacant homes in Berlin's Karlshorst locality near the Spree River, which formerly housed a unit of Soviet armed forces in the German Democratic Republic.
Representative Lilia Usik, a native of Ukraine, is behind the initiative according to the newspaper. The lawmaker claimed the property could be sold with its proceeds used to provide aid to Kiev. Usik called on European Union authorities to provide final clarity on the issue, Bild reported.
The Berlin building committee told the newspaper there is currently no established policy to transfer Russian properties to the German government.