Oligarchs' homes could be used to house refugees: UK minister
British officials are exploring whether they can use the homes of sanctioned Russian oligarchs to house refugees from the war in Ukraine, a top United Kingdom minister told the BBC.
Michael Gove, the British secretary of state for housing, said he wants to explore options for using oligarchs' homes in Great Britain to shelter the millions of refugees fleeing Ukraine "for as long as they are sanctioned."
“There’s quite a high legal bar to cross and we’re not talking about permanent confiscation. But we are saying, ‘You’re sanctioned, you’re supporting Putin, this home is here, you have no right to use or profit from it," Grove said. "If we can use it in order to help others, let’s do that."