Developments in Ukraine Without the help of the West, Kiev will be forced to print money

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, newspaper ” The Wall Street Journal wrote in an analysis: “Without the support of Western countries, the Ukrainian government will have to either drastically reduce its budget spending or turn to money printing to fill the budget deficit, which poses very serious risks to the country’s economy.” /p>

This American publication noted: Ukraine is in a vulnerable state amidst the decline of Western support and growing concerns about the possible change of public opinion in the United States after the 2024 presidential election. is placed and will face a serious problem to meet its financial needs, which is completely dependent on foreign aid.

In this analysis, it is pointed out that Ukraine, unlike Russia, does not have the ability to invest to increase its military production, while Kiev, without receiving financial aid, is even able to pay employees’ salaries. The government, the many pensioners and the armed forces of this country will not be.

Andrei Pishnyi, head of the National Bank of Ukraine, admitted on Saturday that the country is heavily dependent on Western financial aid. has become dependent and the importance of this source cannot be underestimated. According to him, 2023 became a very difficult year for Kyiv. He called for filling the budget of Ukraine through the issuance of money or securities. According to the head of the National Bank, this method will strengthen the temporary financial stability in Ukraine.

At the same time, a member of the Ukrainian Parliament revealed that the budget deficit of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine for the year 2024, 36% or 430 billion hryvnias (over $11.3 billion). He added: The figures related to the country’s military budget deficit were determined at the meeting of the National Security Committee of Ukraine.

Economic experts in Ukraine have also warned that financial aid from Western donors has become an anesthetic for Kiev and that the country will face very destructive consequences without “foreign support”. .

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Ukraine’s economy may collapse in 2024

Viktor Medovchuk, Ukrainian opposition politician and leader of the “Other Ukraine” movement, has warned in an analysis that a deep crisis in agriculture, industry and other industrial sectors of Ukraine will expose the country’s economy in 2024. has put the risk of collapse.

In his opinion, contrary to the unreasonable estimates of the forecasts about the relative recovery of the Ukrainian economy by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, which is only a political action in line with Support for the Kiev authorities, a number of parameters and current macro-economic trends in Ukraine show exactly the opposite, and the collapse of the country’s economy in 2024 will be inevitable.

According to this Ukrainian politician, the data related to changes in the GDP in the best conditions show the economic decline of the government. According to the report of the Ministry of Economy and State Statistics, the country’s gross domestic product has decreased by more than 25% in 2022-2023 and inflation has exceeded 32%.

Madovchuk In his article, pointing out that the difficult situation is observed in five economic areas of the country, he explained: In the agricultural sector, the export of vegetable products has decreased by 9.2 percent during the 10 months of 2023. In the field of industry, the overall decrease for 2022 and the first nine months of 2023 is 35.2%, and this figure has reached 66.5% in the chemical industry and 71.1% in metallurgy. In the field of foreign trade, Ukraine’s exports decreased by 47.4 percent. According to him, in addition, “Ukraine’s government debt has also reached its highest level, i.e. 140.8 billion dollars”.

He also pointed out that the average The monthly salary in Ukraine is about 17,000 hryvnias ($450), he added: In recent years, this country ranks last in Europe in terms of the low level of purchasing power and debt solvency of the population, and is the poorest European country.

Medovchuk wrote in the end: “The country has a very negative outlook in 2024 with the weak leadership of Vladimir Zelensky. His government turned the fertile soil of Ukraine into a consumer product for the purposes of Western countries, and now this country is being rejected even in the European continent.

Yoko Kamikawa, the Japanese foreign minister, this morning, Sunday, in an unannounced visit. He arrived in Kiev to meet with Ukrainian officials.

As ​​indicated in the Japanese Foreign Ministry, in particular, he will hold talks with his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmitriy Koleba. Kamikawa During this foreign trip, he will visit several European countries as well as the United States.

Earlier, in late December, the Japanese government transferred 950 million dollars to Ukraine for reconstruction of destroyed infrastructure and social support. The Ministry of Finance of Japan announced that the country will provide an additional financial assistance package worth 4.5 billion dollars to Kyiv. Russia is considered impossible

Europe should have a decisive role in the discussion on this issue.

The minister said in an interview last night: The future structure of security in the European continent is impossible without the participation of Russia. . I don’t know when we can think of such negotiations and who will participate in them. But I hope that the European Union can play a decisive role in these talks.”

This Hungarian official, in response to a question about the conflict in Ukraine, the usual position of Budapest regarding the necessity He reiterated the establishment of a quick ceasefire and the settlement of the situation on the negotiating table. He said: It is necessary to see how to achieve lasting peace between the parties, of course it is certain that military action will not lead to peace.

Previously, Josep Burrell , the head of diplomacy of the European Union said that if the European countries do not mobilize all their capabilities, Russia will win the conflict with Ukraine and this situation is a threat to this continent.

Examining the issue of safe shipment of products from Russia and Ukraine in the Blinken talks in Turkey

A diplomatic official in Ankara revealed that Anthony Blinken, US Secretary of State and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed and exchanged views on issues related to the delivery of food products from Russia and Ukraine to the world markets during their talks in Istanbul on Saturday.

According to this information, Fidan emphasized that Turkey does not want the tension in the Black Sea region to increase and will try to help strengthen security in the region.

The French politician called for the dissolution of NATO to achieve peace in Ukraine

According to him, NATO led by the US has been following its destructive policy around the world for years and started more and more conflicts in different parts of the world, including in Ukraine, and everyone else knows that NATO avoids conflict. It has been used to collapse the economy of European countries and destabilize their borders with Russia.

This politician wrote in his user account on the social network X (former Twitter): The extremist forces in the NATO alliance shamelessly used their puppet – Volodymyr Zelensky [President of Ukraine] to hit the economy of European countries, drag us into poverty and send hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians to certain and unnecessary death! Isn’t this a crime!”

Filippo called for the immediate start of the process of peace negotiations and the dissolution of NATO for the sake of world peace.

English publication: Partition of Ukraine is the only right solution for the West

Magazine “The Spectator” (The Spectator) British edition , has written that the actual division of Ukraine along the current lines of contact on the battle front with Russia is the only solution left for the West, if they are not inclined to escalate the conflict with Russia.

The author admits that “the division of Ukraine has already happened to a large extent”, although Washington and Brussels do not want to openly acknowledge this fact. Despite the fact that the Ukrainian leadership still shows a desire to recapture the lost territories, such a situation is difficult to achieve by military means, in part because the residents of the regions that have been reunited with Russia are against this. and will resist this action.

This publication added: Even if it is assumed that the withdrawal of the regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporozhye and possibly Crimea from If the military way is possible, will returning them to Ukraine contribute to greater security in the country or vice versa? It is unlikely that the people of these areas, which were once a part of Ukraine, will collectively lay down their weapons and welcome the enemies who have been fighting with them since 2014.

Unlike political leaders, many Ukrainian politicians and social figures understand this reality, the analysis states. At the same time, in the situation where Ukraine is suffering huge human losses, no matter how much Russia suffers from the sanctions, it is still moving towards military victory.

The author pointed out that it is clear that Washington determines the fate of Kiev, and added: Joe Biden (President of the United States of America) could not muster enough political will to turn the conflict in Ukraine into a mobilizing the world war “in defense of democracy” or turning the West into an arsenal of weapons for Ukraine. It is

Retired British colonel “Richard Kemp” in an analysis for the English newspaper “Telegraph” expressed the opinion that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to win the conflict The military with Russia is very weak and does not have the necessary ability and experience for such a task. No conflict, he added, looking very tired and weak now. He also pointed to the escalation of differences between Zelenskiy and the military commanders in Ukraine, and reminded that now after the failure of the Ukrainian army’s counterattack, the issue of the need to reach a peace agreement with Russia has been raised more and more.

A day earlier, Doug Bando, a former adviser to US President Ronald Reagan, expressed the opinion that Washington is trying to convince Kiev to negotiate with Moscow because The administration of Joe Biden has completely lost faith in the victory of Ukraine.

French general: Russia can defeat Ukraine in 2024

General Jean-Paul Palomero, former Chief of Staff of the French Air Force last night in a televised interview, recalled that Russian President Vladimir Putin carefully It has put this country in a state of war and in this way has strengthened the army to a great extent and provides the needs of the armed forces of this country in the conflict with Ukraine.

This The French military official added: “Vladimir Putin has increased the military budget to a very high extent, put the country in a state of war, significantly increased the military personnel of the Russian army and strengthened the military industry”.

According to him, while the Ukrainian army has not found a way to compensate for its technical and human losses, Russia has not only faced a shortage of forces, but by using contract soldiers, even His forces are increasing. Putin’s measured actions will lead to the fact that the Russian armed forces will win the military conflict in Ukraine this year, when the West is tired of funding and military Kiev.

The impossibility of America to supply the Patriot missiles needed by Ukraine

The New York Times newspaper on Saturday quoted its sources in the palace White and the Pentagon reported that the United States could not continue to supply interceptor missiles for the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system to Ukraine in the near future.

U.S. Soon, it will not be able to supply the Ukrainian Patriot systems with interceptor missiles, each of which costs between 2 and 4 million dollars.

According to this newspaper, In this way, the absence of these missiles will lead to many problems in the operation of protecting the sky of Ukraine. And if Kiev loses the ability to use American air defense systems, it will no longer be able to counter Russian ballistic missile attacks, and the vulnerability of Ukraine’s military infrastructure and energy facilities will increase significantly.

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