Podolyak on Borrell's proposal/Channel 24 Collage
Mikhail Podolyak welcomed the proposal of Josep Borrell to freeze the reserves of the Central Bank of Russia in favor of Ukraine. This will be the way to restore justice.
Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President Podolyak stressed that someone will answer for the destroyed infrastructure of Ukraine and its destroyed cities. Russia has been selling EU raw materials for years, accumulating reserves.
Russia, selling raw materials to the EU, has accumulated reserves for years to finance massacres. Josep Borrell's proposal on the frozen assets of the Central Bank of Russia in favor of Ukraine is a way to restore justice, Podolyak said.
Borrell's statement
Borrell, the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy, stressed that the states The EU should consider seizing Russian foreign exchange reserves, which are now frozen. The money needs to be spent on restoring Ukraine.
Borrell mentioned the United States as an example. The assets of the Central Bank of Afghanistan were arrested there. It was about billions of dollars. This money was used to help victims of terrorism and humanitarian needs.
According to Borrell, the same should be done with Russian foreign exchange reserves.
The EU, US and other countries since the beginning of a full-scale war between Russia and Ukraine froze the assets of the Central Bank of Russia. The EU High Representative emphasized that this is one of the most important political issues on the table: who will pay for the restoration of Ukraine.
Ukraine will receive $1.5 billion
The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine reported that Ukraine will receive $1.5 billion from the World Bank. The relevant information was released on May 7. The money received will be used to pay state employees.
Such assistance will be allocated within the framework of the project “Support for Public Expenditure to Ensure Sustainable Public Administration in Ukraine”.
The World Bank also offered in April the Ukrainian government to start preparing a new investment project. We are talking about urgent support for the provision of public services in Ukraine.
Note! Jen Psaki said that the White House is ready to discuss the cancellation of Ukraine's debt. The states are considering all possible options that will help Ukraine in the war against Russia. According to Psaki, humanitarian aid will take various forms. The press secretary of the White House made the corresponding statement during a briefing on May 6.
