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originally posted by: xuenchen
And what's this all about???? 🤣
Court: Ukraine can try to avoid repaying $3B loan to Russia
March 15, 2023
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Ukraine can go to trial to avoid repaying $3 billion in loans it said it took under pressure from Russia in 2013 to prevent it from trying to join the European Union.
Ukrainian authorities allege that the corrupt government of pro-Russian Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych borrowed the money from Moscow under pressure before he was ousted in protests in February 2014, shortly before Russia illegally annexed Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula.
Both sides appealed to the Supreme Court, which reached a similar conclusion in favor of Ukraine for different reasons.
The Supreme Court rejected several of Ukraine’s legal arguments, including that its finance minister didn’t have authority to enter into the loan agreement and that Ukraine could decline payment as a countermeasure to Russia’s aggressions.
The ruling, however, said a court could consider whether the deal was void because of threats or pressure that are illegitimate under English law.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said the U.K. court recognized the coercion.
“Now, the Kremlin will have to disclose all information about the actions against Ukraine in open court,” Shmyhal said. “Justice will definitely prevail. Russia will definitely answer for all its illegal actions and crimes.”
originally posted by: WeMustCare
As I've said since day #1. Take out Putin. We've given our CIA billions of dollars to develop ways to get rid of people anywhere in the world, and make it look like Natural Causes.
The slow group says, "What if his replacement is worse... worse than Nukem Putin?"
originally posted by: WannabeeAuCourant
a reply to: alldaylong
Remind me when NATO said they wouldn't expand an inch to the east.
originally posted by: WannabeeAuCourant
a reply to: alldaylong
Remind me when NATO said they wouldn't expand an inch to the east.
originally posted by: Allaroundya4k
originally posted by: nugget1
originally posted by: WeMustCare
As I've said since day #1. Take out Putin. We've given our CIA billions of dollars to develop ways to get rid of people anywhere in the world, and make it look like Natural Causes.
The slow group says, "What if his replacement is worse... worse than Nukem Putin?"
To be fair, Putin has been open to peace talks and negotiations since day one-and Biden has blocked every single attempt. Perhaps Biden needs to go, along with US war mongers in DC and at the pentagon?
TBH you are full of sh1t.
Putin has almost never been open to talks, especially about peace.
Have you been sheltered that much since the early 90's?
Yea don't threaten us with taking out DC and doing the rest of the US a favor.
We've all seen the video of that patriot missile system in Ukraine firing off all 34 of it's interceptors at the incoming hypersonic Kinzal...