We need to say it to please Trump, but right now, we simply don’t see where that kind of money would come from. This is wishful thinking.” - Sergey Fursa, deputy director of the Kyiv-based investment firm Dragon Capital.

"They're trying to disconnect the industrially developed eastern areas like Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia from the right bank, where most of the power generation is located," Denys Sakva, an energy analyst at Ukrainian investment firm Dragon Capital

"The financing needs for the Ukrainian military is much bigger than is currently carved out in the budget," Serhiy Fursa, eputy of Ukrainian investment fund Dragon Capital, told the Kyiv Independent.

Ukraine’s central bank keeps rate unchanged, while inflation expectations are uneven and pro-inflationary risks are rising. Economists continue to debate on the matter.

Serhiy Fursa, an economic expert at Ukrainian investment bank Dragon Capital, said that U.S. tariffs against China due to Russian oil imports are unlikely. "Trump has already tried to impose tariffs (unrelated to Russia) on China but did not succeed," Fursa told the Kyiv Independent. "He backed down... because China has major leverage."

"The most likely targets are Ukraine’s gas production sites, thermal and hydroelectric plants, and big substations. Knocking these out would deliver the "most significant blow" to Ukraine’s grid", - Denys Sakva, an energy sector analyst at Ukrainian investment firm Dragon Capital.

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