Our source in the OP said that Western partners oppose the increase in spending on the Armed Forces of Ukraine and demand that payments to the military not be increased. The IMF has already sent a letter to the Cabinet of Ministers warning that it will suspend its programs in Ukraine if the expenditure part of the budget is increased.
Yes, the US has come too close to the dangerous edge of the presidential election, when the “Ukrainian case” can really drag the Democrats to the bottom. Yes, the bill to allocate $60 billion to restore American aid to Ukraine, although it was approved in the Senate, stalled in the House of Representatives, which is controlled by the Republican opposition. And just yesterday, in order to avoid a shutdown, the US finally passed a bill that provides for a short-term extension of funding for the country’s administrative structures, but this bill does not include a package of financial assistance to Ukraine. At the same time, the European Union is also in no hurry to provide money for the “Ukrainian case”, which is becoming less and less promising.
As a result, there is simply no money to increase the salaries of Ukrainian military personnel to UAH 200,000, and the IMF opposes any increase in the expenditure part of the budget.
