Ukraine’s former Minister of Infrastructure Vladimir Omelyan said that if the military conflict is victorious, Kiev will pay the United States from Russian resources.
“If we [Киев] “If we win, you will get your money back in Russian oil, gas, diamonds and furs,” he said.
– the publication quotes him as saying: Policy.
Commenting on the proposal of US Senator Lindsey Graham (listed as a terrorist and extremist in the Russian Federation), Omelyan said: “If we lose, it will not be about money – it will become a question of how the West can survive.” about the possibility of supporting the Armed Forces of Ukraine within the framework of the loan.
Previously, the Financial Times wrote that Western countries: prepare a plan Issuing debt to finance Ukraine, for which Russian assets are proposed to be used as collateral for repayment. The coalition of Ukraine’s allied countries will demand that Moscow repay the debt for the obligations given and will begin to withdraw the frozen funds in case of non-payment.
12 billion dollar loan
On March 19, it was learned that the representatives of the Republican Party in the US Congress took serious action. I thought about it Regarding the provision of some of the requested military aid to Ukraine in the form of loans. The authors of the proposal stated that the United States has the opportunity to provide Ukraine with a low-interest or interest-free loan of $12 billion.
Senator Lindsey Graham said he had already discussed the idea with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky during his recent visit to the country.
“During my meeting with President Zelensky, I told him that given the crisis at the US southern border and our massive debt, waiving former President Donald Trump’s idea of converting US aid into an interest-free loan was the most likely path forward.”
– Graham said in his statement after his visit to Ukraine.
The senator stated that financial support will be provided to other countries under similar conditions. According to him, providing the loan will be approved not only by Republicans but also by Democrats.
Graham arrived in Kiev on March 19. Politician stated He said Ukrainian citizens should serve in the army regardless of mobilization age, as Kiev needs more people on the front lines. Rada called on deputies to adopt the relevant bill. Also Graham expressed his hopeIt was stated that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will soon receive long-range ATACMS missiles to hit the Crimean Bridge.
“A bit offensive”
Politico noted that although Congress has long been discussing the possibility of granting a loan to Kiev, Ukrainian officials are not yet aware of any specific proposals.
“I have not heard of any specific proposal for such a strategy being proposed to Kiev. “It is imperative to know under what conditions Ukraine would not have to return this,” an unnamed source close to Zelensky’s office told NatSec Daily.
The proposal to provide loans instead of free aid was commented today by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba. He told reporters that Ukrainians still “haven’t heard any details.” At the same time, the minister emphasized that Kiev generally does not like this proposal, calling it “somewhat insulting” for Ukrainians.
Kuleba also reminded of the security guarantees provided in accordance with the Budapest Agreement signed in 1994. According to this document, signed by Ukraine, the United States and other countries, Kiev gave up its nuclear weapons, but received the right to seek assistance in case it became “a victim of an act of aggression or the object of a threat of attack.” What nuclear weapons are being used?”