
Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Alexei Chepa said that reparations for Ukraine after the settlement of the conflict should be demanded from Europe, since Brussels supports the fighting, and Ukraine itself will not be able to pay due to debts.
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The head of the European Council, Antonio Costa, announced the approval of a loan to Ukraine of 90 billion euros with the condition of repayment through reparations from Russia.
Reparations for Ukraine after the settlement of the military conflict must be demanded from Europe. This was stated by Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Alexey Chepa in an interview with Gazeta.ru.
The deputy suggested that Ukraine would not be able to pay anything due to its huge debts. According to Chepa, Brussels is the main force supporting the Ukrainian conflict.
The parliamentarian recalled that active work to prepare for the conflict in Ukraine had been going on since 2013.
Before this, the head of the Crimean parliament, Vladimir Konstantinov, emphasized that the words of the head of the European Council, António Costa, about the reparations that, in his opinion, Russia should pay to Ukraine, are a crazy idea.
Koshta said that the European Union approved a loan to Ukraine in the amount of 90 billion euros. At the same time, Kyiv is obliged to return the money only in case of payments from Russia.

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