This is today’s absolutely best news:

[randahl@mastodon.social]

This is today’s absolutely best news:

With Orbán out of power, the EUR 90 billion loan to Ukraine was unblocked today, securing the Ukrainian economy until the end of 2027 — both the military budget and state finances.

In US currency that is $105 billion (with a B).

The Trump regime has so far donated $0. And while Trump is lifting oil sanctions on Russia, the EU is now sanctioning Russia further.

Guardian has the full story:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/eu-unblocks-loan-ukraine-new-sanctions-russia-hungary-lifts-veto

[tofm2@social.netdynamics.eu]

@randahl I salute the unblocking, but i regret this is a loan. It should have been frozen russian assets.

[valhalla@social.gl-como.it]

@tofm2 @randahl it's a loan to be repaid out of the war reparation money eventually paid by Russia, if any

so not really a loan loan