; (B) recognizing the need for the establishment of an international mechanism for reparation for damage, loss, or injury caused by the Russian Federation in or against Ukraine; and (C) recommending creation of an international register of such damage, loss, or injury. (9) Under international law, a country that is responsible for an internationally wrongful act is under an obligation to make full reparation for the injury caused. The Russian Federation bears such an obligation to compensate Ukraine. (10) Approximately $300,000,000,000 of Russian sovereign assets have been immobilized worldwide. Only a small fraction of those assets—1 to 2 percent, or between $4,000,000,000 and $5,000,000,000—are reportedly subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. (11) The vast majority of immobilized Russian sovereign assets, approximately $190,000,000,000, are reportedly subject to the jurisdiction of Belgium. The Government of Belgium has publicly indicated that any action by that Government regarding those assets would be predicated on support by the G7. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that, having committed an act of aggression, as recognized by the United Nations General Assembly on March 2, 2022, the Russian Federation is to be considered as an aggressor state. The internationally wrongful acts taken by the Russian Federation, including an act of aggression, present a unique situation justifying the establishment of a mechanism to compensate Ukraine and victims of aggression by the Russian Federation in Ukraine. 102. Sense of Congress regarding importance of the Russian Federation providing compensation to Ukraine It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Russian Federation bears responsibility for the financial burden of the reconstruction of Ukraine and for countless other costs associated with the illegal invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation that began on February 24, 2022