Sunshine (she/her) to [email protected] • 2 days agoUK pledges £2.26bn to Ukraine as Zelensky says it will be used for weaponswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1206arrow-down13
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minus-squareWilshirelinkfedilink40•2 days agoPaid for by frozen Russian assets too https://kyivindependent.com/uk-provides-2-8-billion-loan-to-ukraine-backed-by-frozen-russian-assets/
minus-squarebreakfastmtnlinkfedilink12•2 days agoThat’s kind of mixed news. Seized Russian assets were supposed to fund Ukrainian reconstruction. It’s sort of robbing future-Ukraine to pay present day-Ukraine. Overall though, still way better than no weapons, obviously.
minus-squarebreakfastmtnlinkfedilink6•2 days ago100%! It’s definitely a great thing given the current circumstances.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink8•2 days agoWhich isn’t as good as them giving it directly, since Ukraine was already receiving the interest from these assets.
Paid for by frozen Russian assets too
https://kyivindependent.com/uk-provides-2-8-billion-loan-to-ukraine-backed-by-frozen-russian-assets/
That’s kind of mixed news. Seized Russian assets were supposed to fund Ukrainian reconstruction. It’s sort of robbing future-Ukraine to pay present day-Ukraine. Overall though, still way better than no weapons, obviously.
Gotta have a present day Ukraine to have a future Ukraine.
100%! It’s definitely a great thing given the current circumstances.
Which isn’t as good as them giving it directly, since Ukraine was already receiving the interest from these assets.