Ukraine is in talks with G7 countries, especially Canada and Japan, for more financing until the US Congress agrees on a new aid package. The newspaper writes about this Financial Times (FT) With reference to the chairman of the budget committee of the Verkhovna Rada Roksolana Pidlasa.
According to the publication, Ukraine’s budget deficit is growing and will grow even larger in the future if Kiev launches a new wave of mobilization. It is stated that the country’s revenues are only 46 billion dollars and its total annual budget is 87 billion dollars, half of which goes to defense expenses.
“The government is negotiating with other G7 countries, especially Japan and Canada, about additional budget support,” Pidlasa said.
He also stated that Ukraine would drastically cut non-military spending and raise taxes. Pidlasa added that Kiev initially assumed that the United States and the European Union would send financial aid in January, and now Ukrainian officials should consider “Plan B” and even “Plan C”. Moreover, as the FT found, the Ukrainian leadership believes that the situation may repeat in 2025.
Before recognizedIt was stated that Japan and the United States plan to strengthen their joint defense production systems due to the overload of production capacity in the United States due to Ukraine’s military support.
Formerly in the Federation Council statedIt is said that the USA is restricting the “Ukraine project”.