Ukraine will ask the G7 member states to increase their contributions to help Kyiv if the US Congress does not approve the aid. But, most likely, there will be money from the United States. This was stated by Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko during a telethon.


"We always hope for the best solution to the issue from the point of view of our interests, and we hope that a solution will be found in the lower house (of Congress). And now there are grounds for this. We hope that direct budget support will continue," he said.


According to him, the US support is important for cooperation with the IMF, "to form a pool of trusted partners that are accepted within the G7".


"We receive constant assurances from the US government that Ukraine will receive the funds. Therefore, this option is the main one," the minister said.


At the same time, Ukraine is developing other options. "Option B, as we have already mentioned, is to appeal to all G7 countries if we do not have sufficient support from the United States to increase their contributions to replace the United States," Marchenko said, noting that these could be not only the G7 countries, but also others, such as Northern Europe, that support Ukraine.