; and (6) any effort by the United States to confiscate and repurpose Russian sovereign assets should be undertaken alongside international allies and partners as part of a coordinated, multilateral effort, including with G7 countries, the European Union, Australia, and other countries in which Russian sovereign assets are located. 103. Prohibition on lifting sanctions on immobilized Russian sovereign assets (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Russian sovereign asset that is blocked or immobilized by the Department of the Treasury pursuant to sanctions imposed before the date described in section 104(h) may be released or mobilized until the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees in writing that— (1) the Russian Federation has reached an agreement relating to the respective withdrawal of Russian forces and cessation of military hostilities that is accepted by the free and independent Government of Ukraine; and (2) (A) full compensation has been made to Ukraine for harms resulting from the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation; or (B) the Russian Federation is participating in a bona fide international mechanism that, by agreement, will discharge the obligations of the Russian Federation to compensate Ukraine for all amounts determined to be owed to Ukraine. (b) Notification Not later than 30 days before the lifting of sanctions with respect to Russian sovereign assets as described in subsection (a), the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees— (1) a written notification of the decision to lift the sanctions