Ukraine could lose the energy war against Russia if stalled US aid does not arrive soon, the chief of the country’s largest private power producer warned.
The call from DTEK chief executive Maxim Timchenko adds to Kyiv’s growing concerns about an aid package blocked by Republicans in Congress, which Ukrainian officials said needs to arrive “within a month” to help the country’s armed forces hold off the Russian invasion, now in its third year.
“After two years of this fighting, we cannot afford to lose this energy war,” Timchenko told the Financial Times. “And there is a risk that we can start losing just because what was promised was not delivered,” he added.