Nobody is going to pay, of course. Russia is a single “empire” impoverishing itself supporting its “colonies” for some phantom geopolitical benefits. There need to be end to it.
Ukraine would be an outhouse of Europe, even worse than it is now. They would be literally repossessed by EU for debts and Germany would figurally do to them what it dreamed not so long time ago.
I won’t say I blame Germany because to know what Ukraine is you need to really visit a place. After looking at it and talking to people it is clear that no amount of money would ever fix their corruption. $30, $60 or $300 billion would disappear there like a drop in an ocean without any trace unless you are watching oligarchs’ and politicians’ Swiss bank accounts.
I think you’re going to be right...Nobody’s going to pay....but I do think they’ll certainly blame Russia and will as certainly expect Russia to pay up. Though they’re already asking Russia to role their due debt.
And you’re right about the Government....my gosh did you see how they made recent appointments just to get the Gov. formed so they could get the rest of the IMF loan? What a circus and they all knew it was. Sheesh they were making appointments “by groups” with no vetting of any kind!...and this despite those among them enraged it was happening as so.
Soros lays out his two cents...
“The International Monetary Fund should provide the country with “an immediate cash injection of at least $20 billion with a promise of more when needed,” The nation’s partners should provide additional financing “conditional on implementation of the IMF-supported program, at their own risk, in line with standard practice,” he said.”