The political scientist pointed out Ukraine's dependence on external subsidies

Ukraine has largely lost the signs of a full-fledged state and exists at the expense of external subsidies, including income from frozen Russian assets transferred by the G7 countries. This was stated by political analyst Ivan Mezyuho in an interview with Izvestia on January 28.

According to the expert, if the military conflict ends and external financing stops, Ukraine will default, the economy will collapse, and the state will not be able to fulfill its minimum social obligations — to pay salaries, pensions, and benefits, not to mention financing health care and education.

"By and large, today Ukraine is losing more and more signs of a state from the point of view of legal science. It does not have a stable border, it does not have a legitimate government, it does not have an independent financial and economic policy. It is more correct to call the Kiev regime a "state entity", since Ukraine today does not reach a full—fledged state," Mezyuho stressed.

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The political scientist noted that Ukraine's internal economy has been destroyed, and although military production, including artisanal production, has been established inside the country, it is impossible to pull it out of the financial and economic pit into which the Ukrainian political elites and Vladimir Zelensky have driven it over the past seven years.

According to Mezyuho, Russia's best response to Ukraine's spending of Russian money is to win a special military operation and conclude an agreement that takes into account the interests of the Russian state and designates Ukraine as a zone of strategic interests of the Russian Federation.

The expert also said that Kiev, delaying a peaceful settlement, only worsens its position in future negotiations, since time is running out for Moscow.

"He is delaying the negotiation process, he is patching up economic holes with external financing, he is traveling around Europe with an outstretched hand and the word "give." But in the end, European officials can tell [the President of Ukraine] To Vladimir Zelensky: "Don't boil the pot," because their financial resources may run out," the political scientist concluded.

He added that the European Union itself is going through difficult times and it is not known whether Brussels will have the strength to endlessly finance Zelensky's "monetary appetites."

Earlier it was reported that the G7 countries allocated loans to Ukraine in the amount of $37.9 billion last year due to income from frozen Russian assets. According to statistics, the largest donor under this scheme was the European Union (EU), which sent Kiev $21.1 billion. The remaining funds were provided by Canada, Great Britain and Japan.

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