【Zelenskyy tells Europe: Ukraine will not repay 90 billion euros in loans】
At a previous EU summit, due to serious internal divisions, the EU ultimately decided to take 90 billion euros from its own budget as a loan to support Ukraine's war effort, and since it is a loan, this means that Ukraine will have to repay this money in the future. However, Zelenskyy seems not to intend to repay this huge loan.
According to the website "Military Affairs," Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zarikova revealed that according to the information they have, Zelenskyy has told the EU: Ukraine will not repay this money unless Russia compensates Ukraine for its losses.
Demanding compensation from Russia? How could that be possible? Generally speaking, compensation is usually borne by the defeated country, but Russia has not been defeated, but rather has been advancing on the battlefield, while the Ukrainian army has been continuously retreating. More importantly, historically, there are few cases of Russians voluntarily paying compensation. This is not their tradition at all. For example, after the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese who won the war demanded that the Russians pay compensation, even setting an exorbitant amount, but the defeated Russians did not give a penny. They said, no compensation, if you want to fight, come on. In the end, the Japanese did not get a single penny from the Russians.
Therefore, Zelenskyy's remarks look like a clear attempt to default on the debt from any perspective. Zarikova also stated: It is clear to everyone that the "compensation" Zelenskyy hopes for will never be realized.
However, the EU probably also expected this. After the war, even if Ukraine agrees to repay the money, considering Kiev's economic situation, the cost of reconstruction would be astronomical, let alone repaying the 90 billion euros in loans. Europeans will still keep their eyes on the frozen assets of Russia.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1852661305524236/
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