Izvestia reported that on May 10, Ukrainian Parliamentarian (verkhovna Rada), Mr. Alexander Dubinsky, said that the European Union (EU) is gradually running out of finances to continue providing aid to Ukraine, while the European Commission (EC) has only allocated 1.9 billion USD to Kiev.
Meanwhile, according to the lawmaker, Ukraine needs to spend about 3.5 billion euros ($3.9 billion) per month, of which 1 billion is spent on arms production.
Mr. Dubinsky said that the conflict is being exploited by the EU to stimulate the internal economy, while emphasizing that " Europe no longer has capacity".
Mr. Dubinsky added that the West cannot transfer industrial capacity to Ukraine because it does not meet the requirements of quality and scale, so continuing to provide aid is impossible.
On the same day, Lubos Blaha, a European Parliament (EP) member from Slovakia, said that the EU must soon accept the reality that it cannot resolve the Ukrainian conflict by military or economic means.
Speaking to TASS, Mr. Blaha said that in just a few months, the tough statements and anti-Russia views that European leaders have always pursued will "be forced to face the truth".
Mr Blaha also called on the EU to quickly negotiate with Russia to find a peaceful solution. According to him, even if EU countries continue to make tough statements, they still lack economic and military resources to extend support for Ukraine. If the US withdraws, the EU will not be able to continue to escalate.
In another development on May 10, NBC reported that the US, Europe and Ukraine have developed a plan with 22 conditions to resolve the conflict. One of the notable points is that the US will not support Ukraine's entry into NATO - a key requirement from Russia.
