A teacher leads a class about mine safety in a kindergarten in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, Sept. 14, 2023. Teachers, along with civil servants and pensioners, could see delayed pay if Western aid to the country is not approved soon, officials say.
VOA: Report: Ukraine May Have to Delay Salaries, Pensions Without Foreign Aid
Ukraine’s government faces the prospect of delaying pensions and salaries for public servants if crucial Western financial aid is not approved soon, Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko told the Financial Times on Wednesday.
Kyiv has poured all its revenue into defense since Russia’s February 2022 invasion, relying on foreign support to cover everything from pensions to social payments. But key funding packages, including $55.54 billion from the European Union, have been blocked in Brussels and Washington.
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Update: Millions Of Ukrainians About To See Salaries & Pensions Paused As Western Aid Dries Up (Zero Hedge)
WNU Editor: The below tweet is probably true.
“Without help from the West, Kyiv will refuse to pay pensions and salaries,” – Minister of Economy of Ukraine
If the United States and the European Union do not provide Ukraine with a new aid package at the beginning of 2024, its economy will go into survival mode, Yulia… pic.twitter.com/lA7s4uhQqJ
— S p r i n t e r (@Sprinter99800) December 27, 2023