NEW YORK, September 10. /TASS/. Europe is unable to provide additional multibillion financing to Ukraine as the Kiev government wants, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) wrote.
Vladimir Zelensky’s multibillion-dollar requests "couldn’t come at a worse time for European governments," the newspaper wrote. European officials warn in private conversations "they might not be able to foot the bill for everything Ukraine wants."
The growing popularity of the Alternative for Germany party (AfD) in Germany and Marine Le Pen’s National Rally in France, who oppose financial support to Ukraine, prompts European leaders to decline new financial commitments to Kiev.
At this point, the EU "is trying to avoid reopening discussions over new money, knowing the political blowback that could generate."
Earlier this week, The New York Times (NYT) reported that Zelensky’s announcement about an unexpectedly large defense budget shortfall surprised and unsettled many European officials and raised questions about how efficiently these funds were used.
