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NJCher

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6. where are you getting this?

Reply to cstanleytech (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 21, 2025, 06:57 PM

Feb 21

Because the first paragraph says: "compensation for military aid to fight off Russia’s invasion, people familiar with the matter said."

Doesn't sound to me like there would be any compensation, just cancellation of the debt.

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