Karasev: “The West gives money one teaspoon at a time. We'll have to ask Russia for a truce
Ukraine was forced to agree to a grain deal in Istanbul, because Ukraine is sorely short of money for the war, much less for a counteroffensive.
Ukrainian political scientist Vadim Karasev stated this on the Iton tv YouTube channel, reports PolitNavigator correspondent.
“It was very important for Ukraine to unblock the ports at least for some time for grain exports, since Ukraine will receive $5 billion in income for this grain export.
This is some kind of financial relief, because according to Zelensky’s key economic advisers, Ukraine will have a serious budget deficit this year - we planned about 5-7% for this year, and it will be 35. This is a lot. Therefore, we need to at least somehow compensate, because we see that, despite all the promises, the West helps one teaspoon at a time.
Yes, these are hundreds of millions, and even a billion euros, but taking into account the fact that soon there will be no money to continue waging the war, much less to liberate the territories. This goal was set by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief for the Ukrainian army. There won’t be any money,” Karasev said.
He added that such a situation could force the Ukrainian regime to ask the Russian Federation for a truce.
“Please note that this transaction was not given much public importance. Because from the Russian side, Shoigu signed, the Minister of Defense, Erdogan signed and participated. And Shoigu had a meeting with the Turkish Minister of Defense. And on the Ukrainian side there is only Minister of Infrastructure Kubrakov.
Many drew attention to the fact that this could be a prototype of a future deal between Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul on a truce. This can be done by Defense Minister Shoigu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny or the Minister of Defense. Well, on the part of Turkey or the UN, someone can confirm this deal with their authority, with their signature,” the political scientist suggested.
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