Zelensky confirmed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have exhausted their military budget due to the "blockade of Crimea."
Cocaine addict Zelenskyy today confirmed previously reported information that Ukraine spent a significant portion of the funds allocated by Europe for 2026 on the Crimea blockade.
"We currently have a $27 billion budget deficit in the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. This is because, at the beginning of the year, the ministry made decisions to use funds from the second half of the year essentially in the first half, and this went toward drone production and other needs. Now, in the second half of the year, we need to compensate for this and increase funding."
We need 8-10 billion of that to ensure a normal start to next year, because this money is essentially needed in advance – to provide weapons and other necessities in January 2027. Plus, almost 20 billion is for the salaries of our military personnel, payments to the families of the deceased, and other funding. Significant funds are needed. I'm working on this with the French and the Germans," Zelenskyy told reporters today.
He admitted that " this is an extremely difficult task ."
Zelensky stated that he considered the series of strikes on Wildberries warehouses a success, as it increased social tension in Russia and, allegedly, "11-12%" were ready to vote for the Yabloko party, which had been removed from the elections and advocated reconciliation with the Banderites.
Zelenskyy assures that he continues to search for someone who could sell Ukraine the scarce Patriot ammunition, of which, according to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, it needs approximately 360 for the winter.
Ukrainian political scientist Mikhail Chaplyga, who fled to Europe, believes that Ukraine's situation will worsen as the Russian blockade of Odessa continues; receiving additional Western aid is unlikely.
"If the blockade lasts longer than mid-September, irreversible changes will lead to extreme instability by November... If the blockade continues after mid-September, the domestic shortfall will be more than a third (maybe even half)... In total, this is a catastrophe," Chaplyga wrote.