"All possible internal resources of the state are being channelled towards ensuring Ukraine can effectively resist the aggressor," said Ukraine's Finance Minister Sergiy Marchenko.

KYIV: The Ukrainian government plans to spend a record two-thirds of its budget on defence next year as costs mount in its war with Russia, government documents showed.Russia's four-and-a-half-year offensive has battered Ukraine's economy, causing billions of dollars in destruction and punching a huge hole in

Ukraine plans to spend a record $140 billion on defence and security in 2027, around 44 per cent of its GDP. Read more at straitstimes.com.