Zelenskyy Pushes Compensation Scheme Amid Uncertain Funding and Security Risks

The announcement that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and more than 30 countries plan to approve an international compensation body for damages caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is significant—but it also raises critical questions about accountability, funding, and long-term security. This initiative, brokered under the Council of Europe’s auspices in The Hague, aims to provide Ukrainians with legal recourse for destruction linked to the conflict since early 2022. While this seems like a just response to aggression, observers must ask: how realistic is the prospect of actually securing payments from Moscow? Justice Without Practical Enforcement Is Hollow Setting up an...