There is no consensus among the EU countries regarding the provision of an aid package of 9 billion euros to Ukraine. Not all countries of the Union are ready to support Kyiv with such an amount.
This was said by Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko in an interview with Corriere della Sera.
The minister noted that Ukraine receives weapons and military aid, but this is not enough to defeat or reclaim the occupied territories. This is a clear sign that the European Union and the world are tired of the war in Ukraine.
"Some governments are not prepared to support Ukraine with this amount of money. In the first months of the war, Europe was united. Now we see different opinions on how to support Ukraine," he added.
Thus, Marchenko will actually confirm the information of the Italian media that, Germany is blocking this aid package.
As a reminder, the European Commission proposed a 9bn-euro aid package for Ukraine back in spring, and then it was approved by the leaders of the EU member states.
However, according to the Western media, Germany is blocking the allocation of this aid to Ukraine. The FRG approved only the first tranche of 1 billion, the funds from which should be paid to Ukraine by the end of July.
At the same time, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry says it needs $5 billion a month in aid.
