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‘Money today or blood tomorrow’: EU leaders race to secure deal for Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)

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Summit divided on idea of loan secured against Russian assets, as Belgium seeks guarantees if scheme goes wrong

EU leaders are racing to secure a funding deal for Ukraine that has been cast as a choice between “money today or blood tomorrow”, but Belgium continues to oppose a loan secured against Russia’s frozen assets.

At a summit billed as make or break, EU leaders are discussing an unprecedented move to tap some of Russia’s €210bn sovereign assets frozen in the bloc days after the full-scale invasion of 2022.

Under the scheme, the EU would provide Kyiv with a €90bn loan to help keep Ukraine in the fight, as Russia ekes out gains on the battlefields.

Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, said leaders had a simple choice: “Either money today or blood tomorrow.”

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[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

I think the problem is that there isn't enough clarity with respect to the fact that NATO countries are already at war with Russia, but it hasn't been openly declared out of fear of escalation. Just as with the appeasement of Germany in the run-up to WWII, wishful thinking and the understandable desire to avoid the horrors and disruption of all-out war have weakened the response to Russian aggression, emboldening Putin. In my opinion, Denmark and other NATO countries that have been subjected to covert Russian attacks should invoke Article 5, and stop burying their heads in the sand thinking this will just go away. I know there is valid concern that the U.S. will bail on NATO, but it is what it is, and I think it's better to seek clarity than to just hope it works out.