David Davis

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

And even a very effective policy of confiscating assets from oligarchs will not reach the numbers concerned. So, the democratic world will have to reach into its own pockets to help Ukraine rebuild. — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

But frankly, even that is not enough. Ukraine's economic advisor has already said Russian forces have destroyed $100bn of infrastructure and assets. This is going to be rebuilding on a scale never seen before. — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

After WWII, the Marshall Plan gave billions to West Germany to help it rebuild. In total, it amounted to .54% of the US' GDP at the time. Today, similar support for Ukraine would be $120bn. — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

The Government is right to start thinking about how we help Ukraine rebuild once the conflict is over. But any money confiscated from oligarchs will not be enough. https://t.co/HTwJ54Sd62 — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

Many powers under the Coronavirus Act 2020 have now been scrapped. But not all of them. It needs scrapping in its entirety and all powers returned to Parliament. Today I asked the Chancellor when the Government will do just that 👇 https://t.co/Exul4fVEio — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

I spoke with @AndrewMarr9 tonight about this https://t.co/U84OKGiVJw — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

We must move quicker. And we must go further. We need a proper, simple law to allow us to freeze assets while we investigate these oligarchs, and then seize assets should they be found to have been gained as the result of corruption and being allies and henchmen of Putin. — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

For example, Roman Abramovich has already flown his jet out of Stansted and sailed one of his yachts to Montenegro - beyond the reach of our sanctions. His other yacht looks like it is currently sailing towards Montenegro. That's £1bn of assets now out of the reach of the UK. https://t.co/RgUK76DTul — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

The Government is finally sanctioning some of those that have enabled Putin over the past two decades and have got fantastically rich as a result. However, this action is far too late. — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

I will be joining @AndrewMarr9 on Tonight With Andrew Marr at 6pm. We’ll be talking about the war in Ukraine and why the UK needs to impose tougher sanctions on Russian oligarchs - and do it now. Tune in on radio or online at https://t.co/2AquRuwa49 — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

We need to make clear to all these countries that enabling oligarchs to avoid sanctions is not the action of an ally. — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

Mikhail Fridman has obtained citizenship of Israel. Roman Abramovich has, some time ago, obtained a visa there rather than pursue one in London. It is reported that oligarch money is going to Israel, Turkey and the UAE. https://t.co/rc8wjp8s5o — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

Being stopped from selling matchday tickets is a very odd aspect of this freezing. It will penalise innocent fans of both @ChelseaFC and other clubs. This undermines the football club, rather than focusing the penalty on the oligarch. https://t.co/wOtRdwz4g9 — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

However, as far as I can see, this only allows for the freezing of assets. It does not allow the confiscation of them. At the very least, I expected the government to bring Unexplained Wealth Orders against the oligarchs to allow the confiscation of their assets. — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

This is good news. Hopefully this is before they had the opportunity to move too many assets out of the UK and out of reach. The Government has said they have 100 targets for sanctions - so many more to go. The quicker the better. — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

If we don't do this the West risks not doing enough to help Ukraine win the war. Of course, Putin will respond with nuclear threats. This is to be expected. But failure to act will only embolden Russia. Weak action led to this situation. We must learn from our mistakes. — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

If the US is too nervous as an intermediary for these jets, the very least we must do is ensure Ukraine has access to every Soviet-era surface-to-air missile system, such as BUKs and S300s. — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

We need to ensure Ukraine remains in control of its skies, or at least denies their freedom to Russia. https://t.co/IL7iCIcXYW — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

We need to be honest with ourselves - we are facing a war that liberal democracies must win. The House of Commons will today pass the Economic Crime Bill, but it is actually an Economic Warfare Bill targeting Putin's excessive influence in the UK 👇 https://t.co/0IjF7QcjdR — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

Putin's decision to deliberately shell civilians evacuating Mariupol and Irpin is clearly a war crime. He must be held accountable for these heinous actions. https://t.co/O6cmZ9eY3s — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

.@RobertJenrick is right to warn the Government over a new deal with Iran. We also need to be careful as Sergei Lavrov is clearly going to try to use it to bypass sanctions against Russia. https://t.co/9k76jEgSX5 — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

For too long fabulously wealthy oligarchs have been using our legal system to silence their critics. It must stop. Any company, working for oligarchs, found to be breaking rules must face the full force of the law. Read my thoughts in today's @TheSun https://t.co/wXuiOhiVlY — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

Andrew is right - we need to do more. That starts by naming the kleptocrats and oligarchs the Government is considering sanctioning and preventing them from moving any assets out of the UK while the paperwork is done. — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

I understand that this would be an unusual restriction on personal freedoms but we need to take action now otherwise any sanctions the Government seeks to impose on Putin's puppets will be meaningless. — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

My amendment will prevent anyone that the Government is considering sanctioning from selling or moving assets out of the UK such as businesses, homes, cars, yachts, jets and even football clubs. — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

I have, this afternoon, tabled an amendment to the Economic Crime Bill. Time is against us and we must prevent those who could or should be sanctioned from selling off their assets to escape punishment. — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

The UK must lead the charge to ensure the International Criminal Court has the resources it needs to fully investigate Putin's war crimes in Ukraine. — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

Russia is guilty of war crimes in Ukraine. But this week the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court warned that they don't have the capacity to investigate a war on this scale. @JoshuaRozenberg explains how Putin's war crimes can be investigated👇 https://t.co/eho4pFPlVr — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

.@tomburgis thankfully, won his case this week. We cannot allow kleptocrats of any nationality, Russian or otherwise, to threaten our journalists and politicians with financial and reputational ruin for doing their jobs. https://t.co/hiDeSumWal — PolitiTweet.org

David Davis @DavidDavisMP

.@DominicRaab is right! SLAPP cases are undemocratic and have no place in British courts. We need to move fast to prevent those with deep pockets and shallow morals from using such cases to shut down criticism. https://t.co/TzU0ExjUSw — PolitiTweet.org