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Europe's €90 billion loan to Ukraine is not what it appears — and Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris of The Duran break down exactly why. Germany is set to funnel €20 billion directly to Kyiv in what looks less like a loan and more like a financial sleight of hand, all while German citizens endure austerity cuts at home.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's long-promised EU membership is hitting a wall of resistance from existing member states — raising a devastating question: was that promise ever real? The Duran traces this deception all the way back to 2013, when the EU dangled membership as bait to rupture the Ukraine-Russia relationship, not to genuinely integrate Ukraine into Europe. As the front lines grind on and drone strikes hit Russian infrastructure, one question remains: has Ukraine been fighting a decade-long conflict for a future it was never actually going to receive?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro – Ukraine's €90B EU loan & what's really going on
00:00:53 Germany's €20B direct transfer: a confidence trick?
00:02:32 Germany implementing austerity while funding Zelensky
00:04:09 Ukraine demands EU membership – the promise revisited
00:05:20 Maidan 2013: it was always about EU entry, not NATO
00:07:19 EU pushback: member states don't want Ukraine in
00:08:57 The EU bait: Moldova, Serbia – the same playbook
00:12:14 Ukraine was duped – hook, line and sinker
00:21:02 Drone attacks on Russia: Tuapse refinery explained
00:30:08 Putin's indecision? Kremlin leadership under scrutiny
Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro – Ukraine's €90B EU loan & what's really going on
00:00:53 Germany's €20B direct transfer: a confidence trick?
00:02:32 Germany implementing austerity while funding Zelensky
00:04:09 Ukraine demands EU membership – the promise revisited
00:05:20 Maidan 2013: it was always about EU entry, not NATO
00:07:19 EU pushback: member states don't want Ukraine in
00:08:57 The EU bait: Moldova, Serbia – the same playbook
00:12:14 Ukraine was duped – hook, line and sinker
00:21:02 Drone attacks on Russia: Tuapse refinery explained
00:30:08 Putin's indecision? Kremlin leadership under scrutiny
