Sergii Marchenko
person · Minister of Finance of Ukraine65%credibility0 / 0 / 0
Why this score Ukraine's finance minister since 2020, and the authoritative source for Ukraine's own budget parameters, financing needs and disbursement status — self-attesting facts he is the custodian of. He is also an interested party when arguing for more external financing, and his gap figures are negotiating inputs as well as accounting ones; here they are corroborated by the IMF's own mission assessment. Set below the independent-institution band and at the upper end of the Ukrainian-official band used for Sybiha (0.6), reflecting a technocratic portfolio with audited external checks (IMF EFF reviews, Ukraine Facility indicators) that make his figures falsifiable.
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2026-09-04? unverified
We haven't had a situation like this since 2022; we really suffered from the shortage of liquidity. Right now, we are getting far too near to the same scenario we had in 2022.
Unverified — the claim is about a squeeze now beginning. Marchenko said Ukraine already sees liquidity issues and may postpone payments unrelated to the war, naming shelter and infrastructure construction, while external creditors would still be paid. Whether non-military payments are actually deferred this winter is what settles it.