Ukraine has the financial resources and weaponry to resist Russia for another six months. This fact was announced by the Minister of Finance of Ukraine, Sergei Marchenko. The reaction of the senior official of Ukraine comes after Donald Trump's threat to withdraw aid to Ukraine if the latter does not sit down in talks with Russia, writes A2 CNN.
"We need time. Time to resist Russian aggression while having these conversations with our American colleagues. I believe that we have enough funds, enough weapons, missiles and artillery shells to last at least the first half of 2025. We will provide enough budget for the purchase of ammunition and necessary military equipment in 2025. Now we are we get 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," he said.
The Minister of Finance noted that Kiev should create a plan to create the necessary conditions for cooperation with the administration of the newly elected US President, Donald Trump. He further added that after nearly three years of war with Russia, Ukrainians are tired, frustrated and depressed.
"Almost three years have passed since Russia's large-scale aggression against Ukraine. It is not easy. Every day Ukrainians expect another drone or missile attack. In November there were almost 3,000 drone strikes against Ukraine. It's the highest level on record and it's normal to feel tired, frustrated, depressed: people are not robots. But even though we're tired, that doesn't mean we're ready to give up. No, we are not ready to accept any unfair peace for Ukraine," Marchenko said.
In turn, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said the US and its allies would be ready to equip and train new Ukrainian soldiers if the country's authorities expand mobilization and recruit more people. Asked by a journalist whether Washington "invited" Kiev to expand mobilization, the spokesman admitted that the authorities of the two countries held talks "on the security situation facing Ukraine in the east." (A2 Televizion)
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