Western countries considering whether to let Russian oligarchs buy relief from sanctions
Western allies are considering allowing Russian oligarchs to buy their way out of sanctions and using the money to rebuild Ukraine, according to government officials familiar with the matter.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland proposed the idea at a G7 finance ministers’ meeting in Germany last week.
Freeland raised the issue after oligarchs spoke to her about it, one official said. The minister knows some Russian oligarchs from her time as a journalist in Moscow.
The official said the Ukrainians were aware of the discussions. The official said it’s also in the West’s interests to have prominent oligarchs disassociate themselves from Russian President Vladimir Putin, while at the same time providing funding for Ukraine.
So Freeland is working a scam to help out her Oligarch pals, lovely, I bet citizenship is on the table.
The “Neutral trade” in oil and gas between alleged adversaries was reason enough but I’ve held my nose till now. However this scam seals it and I will no longer support Canada’s efforts in support of the Ukraine. NATO unity is a sham and Europe is not worth defending, a billion Russia bound Euros a day is all I need to know.
Whatever this “live armaments sales expo” is about it ain’t Ukraine. The whole damn thing is a sham.
