Ukraine’s Allies Are Strapped for Cash and Arms Supplies Are at Risk
- Funding for 2025 hinges on $50 billion in frozen-asset loans
- Cash crunch means funding still insufficient, people say
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Ukraine’s military supplies for next year are at risk because some allies are struggling to secure funding and others balk at increasing financing to help Kyiv, according to people familiar with the matter.
Ukraine is struggling to convince Western allies to make good on their promises as it confronts its third full winter since Russia’s 2022 invasion, the people said, asking not to be named discussing private conversations. Moscow’s war machine, in contrast, is outpacing Kyiv’s ability to acquire badly needed ammunition, missiles and other hardware to fend off attacks.