Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Ukraine · 2 days agoUK pledges £2.26bn to Ukraine as Zelensky says it will be used for weaponswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1207arrow-down13
arrow-up1204arrow-down1external-linkUK pledges £2.26bn to Ukraine as Zelensky says it will be used for weaponswww.bbc.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Ukraine · 2 days agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareWilshirelinkfedilinkarrow-up44arrow-down2·2 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-squarebreakfastmtn@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down3·2 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-squareSupraMario@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up33arrow-down1·2 days agoGotta have a present day Ukraine to have a future Ukraine.
minus-squarebreakfastmtn@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·2 days ago100%! It’s definitely a great thing given the current circumstances.
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·2 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.