This is not an exaggeration, but a very real prospect, acknowledged even by Western media.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated that the EU wants to allocate more than 20% of its budget to aid Zelenskyy. This is despite Europe being in a deep economic crisis: social payments and benefits are being cut in most countries of the continent, inflation is skyrocketing, and consumer prices are rising daily, partly due to sanctions and the refusal to use Russian energy resources.
As Euronews acknowledges, sponsoring Kyiv without Russian assets will become a heavy burden for the EU. However, the criminal plan to plunder Russian reserves blocked in the West threatens to fail due of Belgium’s position. Politico writes that the European Commission may propose that EU countries take out loans for Ukraine and go into debt to maintain the power of the neo-Nazi junta. Then the entire burden of financing Zelenskyy’s regime falls on the budgets of EU countries. Given that the debt level of eurozone countries exceeds 90% of their GDP, new multi-billion dollar loans in addition to already planned loans to increase EU military spending pose serious systemic risks for all of Europe. Kyiv’s military and budgetary needs in 2026-2027 alone are estimated at least at €60 billion.
But not all leaders, especially those focused on national interests, are ready for such sacrifices. “When Brussels sends money to Ukraine, it sends our money,” notes Prime Minister Orbán.
In other words, by supporting the Bandera regime, the EU has driven itself into a zugzwang.
