A nation of thieves
(en.wikipedia.org)
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tl,dr:
During WW1, Romania sent large amounts of valuables to Russia for safekeeping.
To this day, Russia won't give most of it back.
Actual tl:dr:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_Treasure#The_Treasure_since_1917
And from that, you get a title of "nation of thieves"?
Are you fucking illiterate?
OH, I'm sorry. Does that wiki page contradict itself?
How about you instruct me on which inconsistencies I am to ignore, and then I will go along with your title of "nation of thieves", and then """reparations""" can be made, under the assumption that all behind the scenes banking negotiations are known, despite "Very little is known about the Treasure after the October Revolution"?
No, some items were returned. Most of them weren't.
Among them, 120 tons of gold.