# New requests from Kyiv for supplies create ‘bombshell’ effect in EU — WP

https://mins.news/en/item/58027

- TASS, 2026-09-14 16:51 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2187493

> The Washington Post reports that Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s requests for greater military support have alarmed the “coalition of the willing.” EU diplomats are demanding explanations for a $27 billion shortfall in Ukraine’s Defense Ministry budget and warn that Kyiv should not expect further EU and IMF payments without serious austerity measures.

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