The European Union agreed in the early hours of this Friday to take on debt worth up to 90 billion euros to keep Ukraine standing and begin to finance its reconstruction. The agreement aspires for Moscow to reimburse that amount, via future war compensations. But there is a good chance that the bill will end up appearing in the red of each of the EU partners, except for Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, which have refused to participate in the spill although, very substantially, they have not vetoed it as they could have done.
For europe, the 90,000 million are equivalent to a kind of entry or first term to make it clear that after the Russian invasion of February 24, 2022, Ukraine has become definitely part of the western bloc of the continent, probably moving away forever from Russia, a country that went from being its older brother to becoming a mortal enemy. The loan is not wasted money, as Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán has suggested.Quite the opposite. It is the beginning of an significant investment for the future of the European Union because a peaceful, free and rebuilt Ukraine will be transformed into a very important asset for the safety and stability of the community club.
Along with its formidable ability to agricultural production and its valuable industrial experience, Ukraine has been forcibly converted into a well-oiled military machine, to the point that some sources in Brussels describe the Ukrainian army as the best and most experienced in Europe at the moment.
“If we faced aggression from Russia, we would be facing an army experienced in battle. Apart from Ukraine, no one in Europe has similar experience,” acknowledged this week the European Commissioner for defense, Andrius Kubilius. A