The Russian invasion has so far destroyed some $100 billion worth of roads, bridges and businesses in Ukraine.which has dealt a major blow to its economy, a Kiev government official said on Thursday.
“Currently, about 50% of our companies are not operating, and those that are still operating are not operating 100%,” said Oleg Ustenko, top economic adviser to Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky.
“The situation in terms of economic growth is going to be really very depressing, even if the war stops immediately“He assured in a virtual speech before the Peterson Institute for International Economics in the United States.
Ustenko reiterated his call for European and other governments to cut off Moscow’s access to “blood money.” boycotting Russian oil and natural gas.
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“Europeans keep paying this monster to kill our peopleinnocent people,” he stressed.
While European nations rely on Russian energy to heat their homes, “I can assure you that it is much, much, much colder underground in Ukraine, where people are hiding.”
The official praised the United States for suspending imports of Russian oil and said he hoped Washington would also help create a “recovery fund” for Ukraine.
Source: AFP
