“Payments to military personnel may increase: Zelenskyy to ask EU to finance salary increase – BloombergThis will increase the burden on Ukraine’s state budget, whose deficit exceeded 20% of GDP last year.
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Previously, Europeans refused to provide funding for the salaries of our servicemen, only for weapons. Our servicemen themselves can be a weapon that protects everyone
Bloomberg reported that as the mobilization campaign in Ukraine becomes increasingly unpopular among the population, Zelenskyy’s government wants to motivate more volunteers by offering substantial payments to those who sign military contracts.
The publication notes that Russia has long offered large signing bonuses and high salaries to attract tens of thousands of people to its army every month, seeking to avoid a repeat of the surge in public anxiety when President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial draft a few months after the invasion began in 2022.
Increased payments to soldiers will increase the burden on Ukraine’s state budget, whose deficit last year exceeded 20% of gross domestic product amid huge military expenditures. The war-torn country depends on tens of billions of dollars in aid from its Western partners, who have so far rejected the idea of directly covering military expenses.
Zelenskyy said he had begun discussions on the issue with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, French President Emmanuel Macron, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, as well as with American officials.
This is a very complex topic
AdditionVolodymyr Zelenskyy signed bills extending martial law and general mobilization for 90 days. The documents were returned with the President’s signature on July 25, 2025.
Russians are unable to significantly advance on the front line, despite being significantly more numerous. Sometimes they try to infiltrate Pokrovsk in small groups, but are destroyed by Ukrainian soldiers.