The war in Ukraine is costing hundreds of millions of dollars. So the question is, since Russia invaded, why doesn't it pay? Well, the European Union stepped in recently by saying, the profits realized off-sanctioned Russia should help. The sanctioned money itself cannot be used because that would be illegal, and it's really still Russia's money. But the interest made off of those sanctions is not, and so the EU is planning to ship those profits, the interest off those profits to Ukraine to help them rebuild. There are still many legal hurdles to overcome, but it looks as if almost $2.5 billion may become available in the coming months. Should the deal go through, this is a substantial victory for Ukraine, as its fights to survive on the battlefield.