Koretskyi: Ukraine Risks Losing $29.5B in Aid Without Urgent Parliamentary Votes

Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi warned on Monday, Sept. 14, that delays in parliament decisions could put $29.5 billion in planned international financing at risk.He made the remarks after meeting with ambassadors from G7 countries and EU member states, ministers, lawmakers and committee chairs.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.“The government will fulfill all necessary decisions on its part,” Koretskyi said, adding that “we expect equally responsible work from lawmakers of all factions and groups.”October deadline for financingThe government has committed to adopting 42 resolutions and other decisions required to unlock the funding, Koretskyi said.It had previously pledged to finish work by Nov. 1, but moved the deadline forward to Oct. 15, citing the urgency of the situation.All of the necessary bills would be submitted to parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, in September, Koretskyi said in a separate statement on Saturday.“As of today, the Verkhovna Rada already has 27 bills that need to be adopted. Once again, I call on all lawmakers, regardless of their political preferences, to support these decisions.”The government has linked the package to Ukraine’s broader preparations for winter, when Russian attacks are expected to place additional pressure on critical infrastructure, businesses and public finances.Currently, Ukraine is strengthening its energy resilience, preparing decentralized solutions for critical facilities, and developing contingency plans for a range of scenarios as it awaits its fifth winter of war. Other Topics of Interest Trump Claims Ukraine, Russia Agreed to Halt Energy Infrastructure Strikes Zelensky issued a statement an hour later, saying Ukraine would only reciprocate if Kyiv’s allies could guarantee a halt to Russian strikes. Koretskyi also said the military is facing a $27 billion funding gap.The government intends to cover that deficit by speeding up the Ukraine Support Loan, using frozen Russian assets and obtaining additional loans from allies outside the EU and optimizing domestic budget spending.Hours earlier, US President Donald Trump claimed that Ukraine and Russia agreed not to strike each other’s energy infrastructure.While Ukraine’s Presidential Office did not respond to a request for comment by the time of publication, President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed Kyiv is ready to halt its strikes on Russian infrastructure, but only if Ukraine’s allies can ensure that Moscow stops its attacks on Ukrainian critical infrastructure.The Kremlin welcomed the call but did not say whether Russia would halt attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure in return, according to Reuters.Separately on Monday, the EU member states extended sanctions tied to Russia’s war in Ukraine for another seven days. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 97% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.