Zelensky asks EU for extra $79 billion to sustain Ukraine's war effort
- Zelensky's latest EU cash grab: 70 billion euros ($79B) for one year of fighting, on top of the 90-billion-euro loan already burning through Brussels' pockets.
- Ukraine's war tab projected at 155 billion euros next year—a number that makes OPEC look fiscally responsible.
- Frozen Russian assets worth 200 billion euros sit there like a fat piggy bank, but Belgium won't smash it—too busy perfecting waffle recipes and tax havens.
- Germany's Merz says 'we must do everything'—translation: 'we haven't learned a damn thing about energy dependence or budget discipline.'
- EU now begging Britain, Canada, and Japan to chip in because Brussels flexed its muscles and realized its wallet has a hole.
Brief Summary
Volodymyr Zelensky rolled into Brussels with a hand out and a bill for 70 billion euros, claiming his country's survival fight will cost 155 billion euros next year—and he wants the EU to cover nearly half of that tab. Never mind that the EU is already paying off a 90-billion-euro loan to Ukraine that was supposed to last until 2027. That money's evaporating fast, like vodka in a sauna, as Russian strikes pummel Ukraine's economy into dust.
Why This Matters
This is your money they're talking about—yours, your neighbors', your future grandchildren's. European taxpayers fund these endless rounds of 'resilience' while Brussels fiddles with Russian assets it's too cowardly to seize. And when the EU hits its limit, they'll come knocking on your door with a 'fair share' proposal, because apparently 200 billion in frozen Russian wealth is too complicated to touch—but a fresh 79 billion from your pocket is just business as usual.