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Sergii Marchenko, Ukrainian Finance Minister

Video. Ukraine finance chief warns of tightest budget since war started

Updated: 04/09/2026 - 9:39 GMT+2

Marchenko tells Euronews exclusively that the country has not faced such budget constraints since 2022, the year the full-scale war began. He also calls for Russia frozen assets to be revived under new custodianship plan.

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