Two weeks ago, thousands of representatives from businesses and governments from across the world gathered in London to “support Ukraine’s recovery”. But was the gathering of all those Western corporate elites at the Ukraine Recovery Conference entirely altruistic? There are, after all, massive profit opportunities being created by the war.
As Michael Hudson foresaw coming.
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The capitalists are circling over Ukraine
Thomas Fazi (co-author with Bill Mitchell of Reclaiming the State)
Unherd
The capitalists are circling over Ukraine
Thomas Fazi (co-author with Bill Mitchell of Reclaiming the State)
If Russia were to occupy all of Ukraine, those buzzards will have no place to land.
ReplyDeleteRussia could then bring in a neutral third party to do the rebuilding...
"Russia could then bring in a neutral third party to do the rebuilding..."
ReplyDeleteLike China. :)
Neutral enough :)
ReplyDeleteStraight from the horse's mouth:
ReplyDeleteIMF Executive Board Approves US$15.6 Billion under a New Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement for Ukraine as part of a US$115 Billion Overall Support Package
Ukraine’s EFF-supported program aims to anchor policies that sustain fiscal, external, price and financial stability and support economic recovery, while enhancing governance and strengthening institutions to promote long-term growth in the context of post-war reconstruction and Ukraine’s path to EU accession.
Will Ukrainians regret all the generous help the West are giving them?
"Will Ukrainians regret all the generous help the West are giving them?"
ReplyDeleteDepends on whether one would rather foreign or domestic oligarchs reap the riches. But the result is essentially the same in either case. Hey, that's just capitalism.
Depends on whether one would rather foreign or domestic oligarchs reap the riches.
ReplyDeleteWhat if one doesn't like either?
What if one doesn't like either?
ReplyDeleteThen regret is not the sentiment that will be experienced.