The world must convince autocrats that if they attack their neighbours they will ultimately foot the bill for everything

We have no doubt that the war with Russia will end with Ukraine’s victory. But when the war is over, the big question will be who will pay for its consequences? Who will pay for the reconstruction of Ukraine? Today an international Ukraine recovery conference begins in London. This is how we see it.

There is not a snowball’s chance in hell that Putin’s Russia will pay Ukraine reparations for the destruction.

Denys Shmyhal is the prime minister of Ukraine

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