'..the European Union, the United States, Canada, Japan, and other Western countries act bilaterally to support Ukraine. They would all benefit from more profound cooperation.'<blockquote>'..like Europe after the Second World War, Ukraine needs to rebuild its state and economy..
..if the needed capital is provided as credits, Ukraine will not be financially sustainable. In April the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded a two-year standby agreement with a total international financial support of $33 billion for two years, of which the IMF itself will contribute $17 billion. But almost all this "aid" consists of credits that Ukraine will have to pay back. In its debt sustainability analysis in July, the IMF foresaw that Ukraine's public debt could rise to 134 percent of GDP in 2016 in a shock scenario, which was softer than the current reality. Fourth, the original Marshall Plan aimed at shielding the free world from the military and diversionary threats of the Soviet Union. Today once again Europe is facing such a serious security threat, now from Russia. Europe needs to stand up to this threat.
..the European Union, the United States, Canada, Japan, and other Western countries act bilaterally to support Ukraine. They would all benefit from more profound cooperation. The West will have to come together to stop Mr. Putin and they should do so now in Ukraine. Why encourage Mr. Putin to proceed to Moldova, Georgia, and the Balkans, to name but a few?
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The main difference from 1948 is that the European Union should take the lead. It has the necessary means. Andrius Kubilius, the former prime minister of Lithuania, has proposed that the European Union commit 3 percent of its €1 trillion budget for 2014–20—that is, € 30 billion—in grants to Ukraine.
The time to launch a Marshall Plan for Ukraine should be at a planned donor conference in December after the new Ukrainian parliament has opened and a new government formed.'
- Anders Aslund,
Marshall's Postwar Logic Holds True in Ukraine Today, October 22, 2014</blockquote>
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(Spanish, English, Chinese) - The Values: 'You only have to read one book, "The History of Spain" by Father Juan de Mariana.' - Thomas Jefferson'..On March 7, 1936, the German army violated the Treaty of Versailles and entered into the Rhineland .. We ignore Putin at our own peril.'</blockquote>