Ukrainians took $35 billion abroad in the first year of the full-scale invasion, which led to the collapse of the economy, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with an English broadcaster and journalist Piers Morgan on Feb. 4.
“No one could stop them. It's their money, it's their rights, they are free. But not only did they take it out, they transferred their accounts abroad - to Europe, the United States and other countries," he said.
"Yes, our economy collapsed. And one of the reasons was exactly this - the withdrawal of large capital from Ukraine."
On Jan. 22, EU’s Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said that in 2025 the European Union plans to provide Ukraine with EUR 35 billion ($36.4 billion) in financial aid.