Speaking later, von der Leyen said she thought it would be possible to disburse the first tranche of the €45bn funding planned for 2026 in this quarter, meaning by the end of June. The first payment, she indicated, would fund Ukraine’s domestic drone production – “drones from Ukraine for Ukraine”.
To be paid by Russia from reparations. If reparations won’t be obtained, Ukraine won’t have to repay this.
As for the last point, I believe Russia has been repeatedly assured, gently and behind the scenes, that if forbidden weapons are used, then some flavour of doomsday will come. Now the assurance only depends too heavily on French and UK systems, since the US is suffering from mad president syndrome.
The reassuring thing is that Ukraine has worn Russian air defense so thin during the years, that an assurance from France and UK is now credible. The mistake of invading Ukraine has considerably weakened Russia’s deterrents, and infiltration by Ukraine has limited Russia’s ability to achieve surprise.
To be paid by Russia from reparations.You’re delusional. Do you also believe that the US is going to build a wall and make Mexico pay for it? 😂
Mexico did not attack the US, why would they have to pay for a wall?
I’m helping you understand the terms of the loan, which you mis-represented while spreading propaganda.