# European politicians take summer break at inopportune time for Ukraine, Zelensky says

https://mins.news/en/item/40651

- TASS, 2026-09-01 16:16 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2180579

> Volodymyr Zelensky says European allies and other countries supporting Ukraine have spent the past two weeks on vacation, leaving aid issues unaddressed. A Ukrainian lawmaker put the budget shortfall at €49.5 billion, including about €26 billion in expected external funding that was not secured. Kyiv acknowledges its own resources are exhausted and financing is becoming harder to find.

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