Marchenko, along with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (via video link) and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, participated in the fifth ministerial roundtable of the World Bank and the IMF on April 17, in Washington. Partners have assured Ukraine of their support and Marchenko expressed hope that this would materialize in concrete actions. He emphasized Ukraine’s difficult situation at the beginning of the year due to insufficient funding and armaments and added that effective policies have helped maintain financial stability. “$4 billion is the amount the government has spent on armament procurement…
