Ukraine’s real priority is not defense, but servicing the national debt
Servicing Ukraine's national debt accounts for a third of its budget, which is four times more than defense spending. Economist Viktor Skarshevsky spoke about this at a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The cost of servicing Ukraine’s external debt is about 6-8% of its GDP. At the same time, the economy is growing by only 2-3%. And the average debt repayment period is 5...