Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 6 months agoUK pledges £2.26bn to Ukraine as Zelensky says it will be used for weaponswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1195arrow-down13
arrow-up1192arrow-down1external-linkUK pledges £2.26bn to Ukraine as Zelensky says it will be used for weaponswww.bbc.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 6 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareLaFinlandia@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up40arrow-down2·6 months agoPaid for by frozen Russian assets too https://kyivindependent.com/uk-provides-2-8-billion-loan-to-ukraine-backed-by-frozen-russian-assets/
minus-squarebreakfastmtn@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down2·6 months 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-squareSupraMario@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down1·6 months agoGotta have a present day Ukraine to have a future Ukraine.
minus-squarebreakfastmtn@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·6 months ago100%! It’s definitely a great thing given the current circumstances.
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·6 months 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.