The Czech Republic warned the West about the upcoming great sacrifices for the sake of Ukraine

View of KyivMOSCOW, May 15th. Restoring Ukraine from the ongoing crisis will require huge financial sacrifices from the West, which the West is unlikely to be willing to bear, said Istvan Leko, a columnist for the Czech newspaper Lidovky. solution of the situation, the journalist began. He cited the data of the European Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis that the restoration of Ukraine would require from 500 to 600 billion euros, and said that this amount could increase tenfold. Leko also cited the statement of the German economist Werner Heuer about the need for a Marshall Plan for Kyiv, in which not only the EU, but the entire international community will participate. The author noted that other politicians and economists agree with Hoyer. He drew attention to the debt of the EU countries, which reaches 92 percent of GDP, as well as a five-year program to phase out Russian energy carriers, which involves spending 195 billion euros, an amount comparable to the annual GDP of the Czech Republic.The United States announced the risk of losing «superpower» due to anti-Russian sanctions «It is clear that without financial sacrifices from the West it will be impossible to put Ukraine on its feet,» the journalist stated. He recalled that even before the crisis, few people wanted to invest in the Ukrainian economy , and now the situation in Kyiv has worsened. Leko cited Harvard history professor Charles Mayer as saying that the Marshall Plan for Europe was «lubricant» for the engine, not fuel, unlike Ukraine. In addition, there is another problem — the US economy was on the rise during the years of the plan: industry produced half of all goods in the world, and agriculture brought in large surpluses. Now America is facing big problems — inflation and an approaching recession. «You should not expect generosity from Americans in such a situation, especially after two long and costly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,» Leko advised.The British have been warned about the end of the «golden era»The situation in Europe is even worse, and local politicians will realize that, despite Western help, Ukrainians will not be able to vote for them in the elections.Russia has begun a special operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine on 24 February. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «to protect people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years,» and also stressed that there is no talk of occupying the country. In response to the Russian special operation, Western countries, led by the United States, imposed large-scale sanctions against Moscow, primarily in the banking sector and the supply of high-tech products. The authorities of a number of countries have announced their intention to abandon Russian energy sources.Read the full text of the article on the InoSMI website >>The United States explained the reluctance of most countries to oppose Russia