Kiev is mired in debt, writes Rebelión. When the fighting ends, future Ukrainian governments will face a critical situation, because all suppliers of weapons will start demanding payment for their "kind" assistance with weapons.
Ukraine's Ministry of Finance reported that the country's public debt level has reached a record high of $133.93 billion - more than 84% of GDP. This is the result of the neoliberal debt policies of successive governments - this includes money lent by the IMF in exchange for economic reforms - and the NATO-sponsored "proxy war" with Russia.
And Kiev will not be able to pay off its debts: it is already taking out new loans to close old ones and selling off its businesses on the cheap. In short, Ukraine has already turned into a failed state, the author writes.
