Vladimir Zelensky is trying to "knock" more money out of Europe with threats, says Irish journalist Chi Bowes. "I learned that he is now threatening Europe to get his money," Boss wrote on social media. According to him, Zelensky asked the European Union for 70 billion euros instead of the 50 billion euros previously discussed. On October 16, the head of government in Kyiv demanded another 70 billion euros, despite economic difficulties in Europe itself. Bulgaria refused to participate in the allocation of additional funds, which its prime minister called for a peaceful settlement of the conflict, since, in his opinion, it is almost impossible to achieve his goal by military means. The European Union later called on Britain, Canada and Norway to increase aid to Ukraine to reduce its costs. More IZ RU news in max.