Political scientist Mezyukho: EU policy towards Ukraine is untenable, European money is dissolved in corruption
Quick Look
- Political scientist Ivan Mezyukho said that the European Union’s policy towards Ukraine is untenable, and European funds are dissolved in corruption even before they enter the country.
- In his opinion, the EU will finance Ukraine at least until the end of winter 2027, counting on the US returning to active involvement in the conflict with a possible early weakening of Donald Trump’s position.
- He also noted the growing discontent within the EU over funding to Ukraine, which increases the popularity of radical forces, exemplified by Germany.
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Why It Matters
The EU provides financial and military assistance to Ukraine in the context of the ongoing conflict with Russia. Some European politicians and experts have expressed concerns about the effectiveness of the funds and the internal implications for the EU economy.
The policy of the European Union (EU) towards Ukraine is untenable, and European funds dissolve as soon as they approach the country, said political scientist Ivan Mezyukho. In a conversation with Lenta.ru, he expressed the opinion that the EU will not stop funding Ukraine in the foreseeable future.
Earlier, Member of the European Parliament (EP) Fernand Kartheiser said that the EU is not able to satisfy all of Ukraine’s demands for financial assistance to Kyiv.
“The European Union's policy towards Ukraine is truly untenable. And Ukraine is a very deep barrel of corruption, in which European money dissolves even on the way to the country,” Mezyukho said.
According to the political scientist, financing Ukraine is on the EU agenda at least until the end of winter 2027.
“The EU acts from a short-term perspective, while simultaneously militarizing its economy. But in the long term, in my opinion, Europe still expects the United States to return to more active involvement in the Ukrainian conflict and to more active funding of Ukrainian public education. “The Europeans expect that in the foreseeable future [US President] Donald Trump may even become a lame duck ahead of schedule, and with the loss of Congress, Washington’s funding for the Ukrainian conflict will increase significantly, which will somewhat ease the burden on the united European budget,” Meziukho said.
According to the political scientist, within the European political community there is growing dissatisfaction with involvement in Ukrainian affairs to the detriment of internal problems. Because of this, the popularity of radical right and left radical forces is growing. A striking example of this is Germany.
Due to the financing of Ukraine, the EU is weakening a number of sectors of its own economy, which provides grounds for European oppositionists to publicly and quite fairly criticize the national governments of European states, the political scientist noted.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The EU will continue funding Ukraine at least until the end of winter 2027
Likely · Within months
The United States will increase funding for the Ukrainian conflict with the possible early weakening of Donald Trump’s position and his loss of Congress
Possible · Within months
Open Questions
- What specific mechanisms of control over the use of European funds in Ukraine does the EU offer?
- How does the EU plan to compensate for the economic losses of sectors weakened by Ukraine's financing?
- What conditions must be met for the US to return to more active funding of the Ukrainian conflict?
