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Comment: For just three months? We're expected to believe Ukraine will experience an economic miracle after then?
The plan would be unveiled as early as May 18, they said.
According to the Ukrainian government and the International Monetary Fund, Ukraine needs €5 billion per month to keep the economy afloat — from paying wages and pensions to caring for displaced populations and other war-related costs.
The United States has pledged to provide a third of that sum, which would leave €10 billion uncovered.
Comment: We're meant to believe that money will make it into the pockets of pensioners? What happened to the billions Ukraine has already received?
The Commission briefed EU ambassadors Friday on a plan to bridge that gap, which would entail the Commission issuing debt on the back of guarantees provided by EU countries. That's similar to the so-called SURE program used during the pandemic to raise funds for the short-term unemployed, the diplomats said.
At the time, the Commission asked €25 billion in guarantees to raise €100 billion.
While Ukraine's financial gap is much smaller, the Commission hasn't provided details of how much it would need and how that would be divvied up between countries, the diplomats said.
Comment: These 'pandemic payments' basically paid governments to enforce the lockdown agenda.
A few countries, including Germany, Austria and Greece, asked the Commission to provide alternative financing options ahead of presenting its plan on May 18. If other non-EU countries — like Japan, the U.K., Norway and others — chip in, that would leave the EU with a few billion to cover. And that could happen by bilateral donations, their thinking goes.
Comment: 'A few billion'; as if the EU isn't already on the brink of economic collapse.
"Whenever there's a problem with money, [the Commission] says SURE!" quipped a diplomat.
The French presidency wants to bring up the matter for heads of state and government to discuss at the end of May.
Here's a partial answer: [Link]
What a fucking scam! How much of these billions will the divine one, Zelensky, skim for his unparalleled bravery sending thousands of stupid Ukies to die for 'the glory of Ukraine!'? 10%? 20%? All he can steal? And where will the money go? To his Caiman Islands accounts? More multi-million dollar California beachfront mansions? (I'm sure Kolomoisky is getting his cut sent directly to Israel.) ;-)
In yiddish, the word 'freier' translates in English into 'sucker'.
USA and EU: a bunch of freiers of the highest order (especially Uncle Sam: [Link] )