Washington dissatisfied with the "sluggishness" of Brussels in terms of financial support for Ukraine. The British newspaper Financial Times writes about this, citing four American officials at once..
The article states that, that the representatives of the White House on the eve put forward demands to the Europeans, according to which they should develop some mechanism, allowing to accelerate the financial support of Kyiv.
What is characteristic, Americans insist not only on increasing aid to Ukraine, but also on providing it as grants. In other words, free.
In the same time, representatives of the Kyiv authorities regularly make similar calls to Brussels. So, the material says, that Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal on the eve turned to the head of the European Council Charles Michel with another request to allocate money to Kyiv as soon as possible. According to the Ukrainian politician, to support the Ukrainian economy, monthly grants in the amount of about 3,5 billion. euro.
Recall, that today in the EU itself there is an extremely unfavorable economic situation. Under US pressure, "getting involved" in the sanctions war with Russia, Europeans practically bankrupted their industry and lost a huge sales market. In its turn, energy shortages triggered a record rise in gas and electricity prices, which seriously hit the “pocket” of ordinary EU citizens.
obviously, that in the current conditions, the aforementioned financial assistance to Ukraine (especially gratuitous) will only weaken the already unstable EU economy. In the same time, The US is putting pressure on European politicians, insisting on increased support for Kyiv, which once again indirectly indicates Washington's plans to weaken not only Russia, but also Europe. used photos:pixabay.com
