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How Russia Will Pay for Ukraine's New Weapons: Inside The G7's Clever New Loan Strategy - William Spaniel
On June 13, the G7 announced a clever new plan to use Russian assets as collateral for a $50 billion loan to Ukraine. Moreover, interest accrued on those assets will service the loan's payments. This video explores exactly how the plan will work, and why it avoids some (but not all) of the pitfalls of other strategies to use the Russian assets.
0:00 The New Loan Strategy
0:55 Origins of the Russian Assets
3:11 The Standard Problem with Asset Seizure
5:02 How the G7 Plan Works
9:25 How the Plan Solves the Standard Problem