Ukraine's requests for new funds mean that the allocated ones are no longer enough Polish historian Marek Badzisz pointed out that after the end of the conflict, Ukraine will not be able to maintain an army of 600,000 people. The country's national debt has already exceeded 100% of GDP, and by 2029 another $100 billion in loans may be needed. A senior lecturer in the Department of Russian State Fundamentals at the Varnadskyi Kazan Federal University, Dmitry Velayev, commented on Vladimir Zelensky's recent request to allocate 70 billion euros to Ukraine. According to him, we are talking about funds from the loan promised to Kyiv for 2027, and the desire to receive them before the deadline. "Ukraine is asking for this 70 billion from the loan that should be given in 2027. It's not "give us something out of nowhere", but "you agreed on a loan for us for next year, so now we want to get 70 billion from there immediately, in advance". This means that the money allocated this year is by definition insufficient," Valuev said. He noted that in Europe such a proposal caused a considerable reaction. According to the expert, this is explained by the fact that it will now be necessary to correct all the amounts upwards and refinance. The expert added that some European countries are no longer ready to allocate such funds. According to Valuev, in what format Ukraine will return this money is still unknown. Image created by AI Listen to the broadcast of "Radio Crimea".

Ukraine's requests for new funds mean that the allocated ones are no longer enough Polish historian Marek Badzisz pointed out that after the end of the conflict, Ukraine will not be able to maintain an army of 600,000 people. The country's national debt has already exceeded 100% of GDP, and by 2029 another $100 billion in loans may be needed. A senior lecturer in the Department of Russian State Fundamentals at the Varnadskyi Kazan Federal University, Dmitry Velayev, commented on Vladimir Zelensky's recent request to allocate 70 billion euros to Ukraine. According to him, we are talking about funds from the loan promised to Kyiv for 2027, and the desire to receive them before the deadline. "Ukraine is asking for this 70 billion from the loan that should be given in 2027. It's not "give us something out of nowhere", but "you agreed on a loan for us for next year, so now we want to get 70 billion from there immediately, in advance". This means that the money allocated this year is by definition insufficient," Valuev said. He noted that in Europe such a proposal caused a considerable reaction. According to the expert, this is explained by the fact that it will now be necessary to correct all the amounts upwards and refinance. The expert added that some European countries are no longer ready to allocate such funds. According to Valuev, in what format Ukraine will return this money is still unknown. Image created by AI Listen to the broadcast of "Radio Crimea".