Kiev lacks funds to pay its military due to the “catastrophic” state of its finances, Nikolay Azarov has claimed The Ukrainian economy has turned into a “zombie” that only shows signs of life with Western financing, former Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov claimed on Monday.

A strike is in progress in Bulgaria, sparked by the government’s refusal to prolong an import ban Bulgarian farmers have taken to the streets in protest, causing blockades at dozens of highways and border crossings on Monday. They are voicing their discontent with the government’s decision to lift the ban on Ukrainian grain imports.

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