>>510386019It was. "The Soviet Union partially paid back the U.S. for the Lend-Lease aid it received during World War II, but not fully—and not without long delays.
Here’s a concise overview:
Total Aid Given: The U.S. provided the USSR with about $11.3 billion (equivalent to over $180 billion today) in goods, materials, and equipment under Lend-Lease.
Post-War Negotiations: After WWII, the U.S. pressed the USSR to settle the debt. The Soviets argued that their wartime losses (both human and material) justified reducing or canceling the repayment.
1948 Agreement: An initial agreement was reached where the USSR accepted to pay $1.3 billion, but this fell apart during Cold War tensions.
1972 Agreement: The U.S. and USSR revisited the matter. Under 1972 terms, the USSR agreed to pay $722 million (far less than the original value), spread out with interest, to be paid by 2001.
Final Payments: After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia, as the legal successor, made payments until the debt was settled. The final payment was made in 2006, closing the account.
So in summary:
Yes, the USSR (and later Russia) did pay back a portion of the Lend-Lease aid,
But no, they did not repay the full amount, only a negotiated fraction."
Also it's one thing to turn the tide it's another to take back all the territory that the nazis took from you. Without the US logistic they couldn't have launch their motorized assault like they did.
Ironically, they still can't do a proper tank assault like we saw in 2022 because they have no idea on how to deal with logistics since the US carried them in WW2.
