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Finnish Defense Minister Says More EU Funding for Ukraine Needed Through Taxes

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The European Union will need to find more funds "in the wallets of European taxpayers" to support Ukraine if assistance from the United States weakens, Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen said on Monday.
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He added that now was not the time for "war fatigue."

"This means that more funds need to be found in the wallets of European taxpayers to support Ukraine," Hakkanen told Finnish broadcaster when commenting on the potential decline in support for Kiev from Washington after the US presidential election.

In October, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said in an interview that the West was getting tired of supporting Ukraine, hoping for some form of resolution to the ongoing conflict.
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