The billion-dollar flood to Ukraine is a financial operation
Paal Steigan
steigan.no

”The markets are starving for EU war bonds” (Politico)
The European Union is getting ready to tap markets for up to €150 billion to help finance military spending. If they do, they should have no trouble finding buyers.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday announced plans to raise new funds that countries can use to boost their defenses as the United States withdraws from its longstanding security guarantees.
The plan still needs approval from EU capitals — but if it goes through, the Commission will raise money through bond auctions and pass it on to member states for defense spending. They would then have to pay back to the Commission to cover the funding.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday unveiled a plan to mobilize around €800 billion ($843 billion) for Europe's defense — and help provide “immediate” military support to Ukraine after Washington suspended aid.
💬 "Europe faces a clear and present danger on a scale that none of us has seen in our adult lifetime,” the European Commission President said in a letter to EU leaders.
The move came hours after US President Donald Trump announced the aid suspension, intensifying Washington's push for a peace deal with Russia and confirming its pivot away from Kyiv and its European allies.