Ukraine is already experiencing budget deficits due to delays in Western financial aid. This was stated by the head of the country’s Ministry of Finance, Sergei Marchenko. RIA News.
“We are already experiencing a certain lack of funding,” he said.
According to the minister, Ukrainian citizens do not feel this yet. He noted that officials in the country “have found resources to meet these needs.”
“There are already clear calculations regarding European aid… We think we can provide the first half of the year from these sources,” Marchenko added.
The other day, European Council President Charles Michel statedIt was stated that in the two years since the start of the conflict with Russia, the EU has allocated more than 130 billion euros to Ukraine, of which 50 billion euros are under the recently approved aid program.
22 February European Parliament approved The allocation of multi-annual financial assistance to Kiev in the amount of EUR 50 billion is intended for the following years of the program called Ukrainian Financial Assistance. The European Parliament is expected to finally approve its establishment at its plenary meeting in Strasbourg on February 27.
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