There's a long history of other countries deciding that your country still owes them money, and that they're entitled to collect. In Mexico, for example, Benit

There's a long history of other countries deciding that your country still owes them money, and that they're entitled to collect. In Mexico, for example, Benito Juarez's faction won a civil war, and then refused to pay the debt run up by the enemy faction. The French, who loaned the money, didn't care, and invaded Mexico. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Ju%C3%A1rez#Ju%C3%A1rez_and_the_French_Intervention_(1862-67) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Ju%C3%A1rez#Ju%C3%A1rez... When Venezuela defaulted on its debt in 1902, Germany sent a fleet to blockade its port, demanding that Venezuela pay customs duties on every good that passed through the port until the debt was repaid. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuelan_crisis_of_1902%E2%80%931903 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuelan_crisis_of_1902%E2%8... Countries have been forced to repay debts that maybe they didn't deserve, and penalized in extremely severe ways when they didn't pay. You could imagine the U.S. and Europe lending Ukraine a ton of money right now, and then claiming that it becomes Russia's debt if Ukraine is conquered, and seizing assets to force repayment. It would be a pretty crazy thing to do, but hey, the 21st century is already chill so whatever.