The current Czech government considers the use of a reparations loan to be the only realistic option for providing financial support to Ukraine.
Czech Finance Minister Zbynek Stanjura said this in Brussels during a meeting with his EU colleagues, Ukrinform’s correspondent reports.
“From the Czech government’s point of view, this is the only possibility,” he said.
According to him, everything else is just empty talk “about how Ukraine has no time, Europe has no time, but in fact, the only one who has time is Putin.”
Stanjura admitted that such decisions carry risks but emphasized that people must understand there are no decisions without risks.
“The biggest risk for Europe is to do nothing, because that weakens Ukraine,” he stressed.
He added that the principle that the aggressor should pay for the damage caused is the right one.
When asked whether the Czech government is ready to provide guarantees to Belgium if compensation becomes necessary, the minister said he would support it but noted that the issue would most likely be decided by the next government. He added that the worst outcome would be to make promises that the next government refuses to fulfill.
He recalled that a new government is currently being formed in the Czech Republic.
As reported earlier, during the Brussels summit, EU leaders made a political decision regarding frozen Russian assets, with a practical decision expected by the end of the year.
On October 23, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever stated that his country insists on creating a legal basis and shared responsibility for using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine’s benefit, which he said has not yet been achieved.
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