Social Bonds A New Variant of 'Lend-Lease' to Rebuild Ukraine

International supporters of Ukraine are increasingly reluctant to fund what will 
undoubtedly be a massive reconstruction effort for the country — the amount now 
increasing into the hundreds of billions to possibly over a trillion dollars.
1 With the 
ongoing targeting of civilian residential areas and critical infrastructure by Russian 
forces, and almost certain refusal by Western taxpayers to fund the total costs of 
reconstruction, alternative ways must be found. This includes efforts to identify 
multinational approaches to raise the necessary reconstruction funds.