The seventh meeting of the ministerial roundtable in support of Ukraine was held in Washington. The participants discussed the financing needs of the State Budget of Ukraine in 2025-2026.
About it reports Government Portal.
It is noted that the roundtable was held under the joint chairmanship of the Cabinet, the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which was attended by Prime Minister Denis Shmygal, President of the WB Ajay Banga, Managing Director of the IMF Kristalina Georgieva and Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko.
It is reported that in his speech, Sergiy Marchenko noted that since February 2022 the assistance to Ukraine amounted to more than 132 billion dollars. At the same time, Ukraine has already received 16.8 billion dollars of international financial assistance in 2025.
At the same time, the Finance Minister emphasized that challenges for the financial system remain, and it is necessary to prepare for them now - both in case of the end of active hostilities and in case of their continuation.
"Ukraine needs financial support to ensure budget liquidity. However, even after the possible end of active hostilities, cooperation with partners will be key to economic recovery, rebuilding the country and maintaining financial stability. Budget expenditures will remain high even after the war," Serhiy Marchenko said.
According to him, regardless of the development of events, the priority of public spending will remain the security and defense sector, because Ukraine must continue to strengthen its military capacity. Also, significant resources are provided for social support, assistance to veterans and internally displaced persons.
In this regard, Marchenko emphasized the importance of developing now a joint plan with partners to balance the 2026 budget under different scenarios. In this case, one of the practical solutions should be the use of frozen Russian assets.
