Posted on 09/09/2022 4:45:10 AM PDT by JonPreston
BRUSSELS, September 9, 2022—In a joint assessment released today, the Government of Ukraine, the European Commission, and the World Bank, in cooperation with partners, estimate that the current cost of reconstruction and recovery in Ukraine amounts to $349 billion (€349 Billion).
This figure is expected to grow in the coming months as the war continues.
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, said: “Ukraine is fighting for democracy and our common values. The EU cannot match the sacrifice Ukraine is enduring but we are mobilising all our instruments to address the most immediate needs, including for housing for internally displaced populations and to repair critical infrastructure. Since the start of Russia’s brutal and illegal war of aggression against Ukraine, the EU has mobilised 10 billion euro in financing, humanitarian, emergency and military assistance for Ukraine and another 5 billion euros in financing are in the pipeline. The EU will walk every step of the way with Ukraine to rebuild a democratic, independent and prosperous country on its path to the EU.”
(Excerpt) Read more at worldbank.org ...
That number is how much Russians have destroyed in Ukraine and not how much any country has given them.
In addition a lot of the aid the US sends is counted in dollars, when it shouldn’t.
Why not?
Example - America sent 30,000 105mm artillery shells from army reserves. The chances of the US army needing to fire an outdated 105mm shell in anger is about 0.0%. It most probably costs more to safely dispose these shells than to just give them away.
I see pallets of Benjamins disappearing into the void.
more Money Laundering for Bidens/Romneys/Pelosis
....and 10% to the Big Guy
Does that include the new gold palace with Diamond ceilings for the President-for-life Zelenskyy? The more weapons we send to Ukraine, the less China has to fight in the real war.
I think they are trying to drain American taxpayers dry for something that has nothing to do with or caused by the taxpayers. I have always questioned why our government insists that we should work our asses off just to send billions to foreign nations to support their causes. We have more than enough causes in our own country that should be using that money. Like natural disasters. Road and bridge repairs. Etc and etc.
You do realize that the Russians have habitually been dropping 40,000-60,000 artillery shells a day given various operations, etc.?
‘Russians use 40-60,000 artillery shells every day — Commander in Chief’
https://euromaidanpress.com/2022/08/16/russians-use-40-60000-artillery-shells-every-day-commander-in-chief/#:~:text=Russians%20fire%2040%2D60%2C000%20artillery,Canadian%20counterpart%20General%20Wayne%20Eyre.
‘Russia is hammering Ukraine with up to 60,000 artillery shells and rockets every day’
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/russia-artillery-rocket-strikes-east-ukraine/
‘Zaluzhny: The occupiers release up to 60,000 munitions on Ukrainian positions every day’
https://babel.ua/en/news/83037-zaluzhny-the-occupiers-release-up-to-60-000-munitions-on-ukrainian-positions-every-day
Sending Ukraine 30,000 artillery shells was what, charity, or an indication that Ukraine’s artillery is near non-existent when compared to massed Russian artillery?
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