an hour agoUkrainian Finance Minister: Russia Must Pay Rewards After War
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(4 years ago)Ukraine's Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko has said Russia must be forced to pay off his country after the conflict has ended. He said there was a expectations among Ukrainians that Russia must pay for its aggression, stressing a variety of ways in which money could be collected by [...]
Ukraine's Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko has said Russia must be forced to pay off his country after the conflict has ended.
He said there was a expectations among Ukrainians that Russia must pay for its aggression, stressing a variety of ways in which money could be collected from Moscow, reports Sky News.
The “are not only the frozen assets of Russia's banks, are the frozen assets of business oligarchs from Russia, are other taxes, additional taxes on Russia, oil and gas could be directed towards Ukraine. Because of their decisions they have to pay for it. Making war in Ukraine is their decision, so they have to pay for the post-war decision”, he has indicated.
Marchenko said he hoped the global community would be able to implement reparations from Russia based on international judicial processes and that, according to him, the necessary amount could be collected to support the reconstruction of Ukraine.
