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Britain is to lend Ukraine an additional £2.26bn and allow Kyiv to spend the money on weapons to fight off the Russian invasion as part of a wider $50bn (£38.5bn) loan programme expected to be confirmed by G7 members later this week.

The loans will be repaid using interest generated by the $300bn of frozen Russian assets held in the west, with the extra funds promised as the US heads towards a presidential election where support for Ukraine is a divisive issue.

Rachel Reeves said: “The profits being made on those assets aren’t being kept for Russia to use in the future. They’re now being used to fund Ukraine.” The chancellor made the announcement alongside the defence secretary, John Healey.

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[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

The profits being made on those assets aren’t being kept for Russia to use in the future. They’re now being used to fund Ukraine

Rachel, Where do "profits" on these assets come from? These aren't corporate bonds but Government bonds. The Governments (US, UK and others) are paying the defence contractors using public money.

If there were no Russian foreign reserves being stolen, would the west not have sent weapons to Ukraine? Of course not! The weapons manufacturers have to make profits, it would come out of a different Government account.

They are making excuses to make it look like the public isn't paying for it.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 1 points 2 weeks ago

I don't think anyone is saying it isn't public money. More than Ukrain isn't on the hook to repay the loan after the war like the UK was to the US after WW2.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Loans are not aid. They're war profiteering off the desperate.

[–] anonymous111@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

If they don't win then they can't pay it back. If anything it gives an incentive to lend them more.

The Iron Bank.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

I'm sure that after hundreds of billions that were poured into Ukraine over the past couple of years, this is going to make all the difference.