Finance Minister Marchenko said that funds and weapons are sufficient to counter the Russian Federation until mid-2025. Ukraine is preparing for possible changes in US support after the presidential election.
Ukraine has enough funds and weapons to fight against Russia for at least the first half of 2025 without the help of the United States under the new administration of Donald Trump, if it stops supporting Ukraine in the confrontation against the Russian Federation. This was stated by Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko in an interview with the Spanish newspaper El Pais, reports UNN.
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Answering the question of what will happen if the United States stops providing assistance to Ukraine under the new administration of Donald Trump, Marchenko said that "Ukraine should have a plan to create the necessary conditions for cooperation with the new administration. Ukraine's natural interest is to create good Trust for cooperation. I believe that this should be a priority strategy for both Ukraine and Europe. We want to build good relations.
He noted that Ukraine should use the time properly and be able to reach an agreement with the new administration.
Marchenko stressed that Ukraine will have enough funds and weapons to resist the Russian Federation until the first half of 2025.
I believe that we have enough funds, enough weapons, rockets and artillery shells to resist at least until the first half of 2025. We will provide sufficient budget allocations for the purchase of ammunition and necessary military equipment in 2025. We are now receiving the necessary weapons from the United States. This means that at least for the first half of the year and beyond, we will be well equipped to withstand this attack. Ukraine should use this time very wisely to conduct the necessary negotiations with our key allies in the United States
Marchenko noted.
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US President-elect Donald Trump at a meeting with Ukrainian and French leaders Volodymyr Zelensky and Emmanuel Macron in December reiterated that he wants an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine and negotiations to end the war as soon as possible.