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How does one decide which countries owe reparations? Poland could equally demand reparations from Russia [1], as could most of Eastern Europe, while South-Easte
by tarakat 4y ago
How does one decide which countries owe reparations? Poland could equally demand reparations from Russia [1], as could most of Eastern Europe, while South-Eastern Europe could demand reparations from Turkey. Yet one never sees headlines about those.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territories_of_Poland_annexed_by_the_Soviet_Union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territories_of_Poland_annexed_...
- ethbr0 4y ago> How does one decide which countries owe reparations? It's not decided, it's declared. The tricky bit is enforcing it, which usually requires having just won a war with the other party, and getting it in the peace treaty they're forced to sign.
- pmontra 4y agoPoland is in a row with the EU, that's why they are asking money IMHO. They have other kind of problems with Russia. Furthermore I think that they have little expectations about Russia paying reparations. They'll get laughs instead, at best.