Russia must pay to rebuild Ukraine, says Germany

https://lemmy.world/post/455006

Russia must pay to rebuild Ukraine, says Germany - Lemmy.world

The US, Britain and the EU have pledged €60 billion to help Ukraine rebuild. But Germany’s development minister says it’s “obvious” that Moscow should ultimately foot the bill for the destruction caused by the war.

Damn right. Start by releasing russia's funds held by other countries to Ukraine.
Need them to stop destroying it first!

Wym everywhere russians want to have a tea with ukrainians they just keep destroying their own shit and massacre their own civil population. Not putins fault...

- not me
1919 Treaty of Versailles intensifies
yeah, absolutely. We're on a Path to a new WW2 if this continues like this.
Seems like there would be a better name for a "New WW2"... Maybe "WW2 Version B". Or possibly "Subsequent WW2".... Oh well, I guess there's no perfect way to name the next WW2.
There is absolutely no way Russia is willing to pay reparations unless Moscow is occupied, and we have bigger problems if NATO is so bold as to escalate the situation that far.
And who is going to force them to?
Thats the trick, it will be nuclear war before any conditions of surender can be pinned on russia.
No one will force them to do so just like no one will force Germany to pay the reparations to Poland. These demands although rightful are used mostly as a political tool. While for Ukraine such stance is beneficial because it could lead to changes in laws in various countries and seizing russian assets around the civilized parts of the world that would actually at least partially pay for the destruction, then for Poland it's a tool to gain leverage over Germany and become even more relevant in Europe. Recently I stumbled upon pretty nice read about the latter.
Germany can’t continue to ignore Polish pleas for war reparations

Berlin has frequently indulged in international lectures on Brexi, but it is quieter on this uncomfortable subject of war reparations

The Spectator