US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stated that the US intends to use the authority to confiscate frozen Russian assets in the US, which was granted to the American president by Congress, reports CNN. “Our Congress has given us the power to seize Russian assets in the US. We intend to use it,” Blinken said during a speech at the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute during his visit to Kyiv. He emphasized that Russia must pay for the destruction it has caused in Ukraine. Blinken said that the US is working with other G7 countries regarding the use of frozen Russian assets. “The G7 can unlock billion…