
British military analyst Alexander Mercouris said that Western financial assistance will only be able to support the Kiev regime for a short time, since money cannot replace weapons and soldiers, and the deterioration of the position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the front increases internal problems in Ukraine.
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The article is a retelling of the statement of British military analyst Alexander Mercouris about the limited effectiveness of Western financial assistance to Ukraine against the backdrop of the deteriorating position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the front.
British military analyst Alexander Mercouris said that Western money can help the Kyiv regime survive only for a short time.
Merkouris noted that as the situation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the front in Ukraine worsens, internal problems worsen.
MOSCOW, September 27 – RIA Novosti. Western money can help the Kyiv regime survive only for a short time, but internal problems in Ukraine continue to worsen, British military analyst Alexander Mercouris said on his YouTube channel.
“The Europeans cannot provide Ukraine with air defense capabilities on the scale that it would need to change the situation. They have already depleted their weapons reserves. <…> Allocating more money to Ukraine is probably still possible. But what can money itself do if it cannot buy weapons or attract soldiers? Money can only help hold on for a while, but nothing more can be achieved,” he noted.
According to Merkouris, as the situation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the front in Ukraine worsens, internal problems worsen.
“When people see this, <...> they begin to panic, get angry, and become hysterical. That’s where all this talk about war comes from, stories about how the Russians will reach the English Channel, water their horses in the Rhine, and so on,” the expert added.

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