Zelensky proposes to direct European aid to refugees to the budget of Ukraine
Source: president Zelensky in an interview to ARD
President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that the money that a number of countries provide in the form of social assistance to Ukrainian refugees should be directed to the budget of Ukraine, and that Ukraine itself should distribute it among these people.
According to the reporter, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, about 200,000 men of military age have moved to Germany from Ukraine.
She asked Zelensky whether the German government should think about reducing social assistance for these men and use the saved funds to support Ukraine.
In response, Zelensky suggested redirecting the money to the Ukrainian budget for further distribution.
As Zelensky noted, now part of Ukraine’s money is in Europe, because when people were leaving the country because of the war started by Russia, they took the money with them.
At the same time, he emphasized that Germans and Germany independently decide whether to support Ukrainians.
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