Tsarev, A Traitor To Ukraine, Spoke The Truth That Is Inconvenient For Russia

• 30.08.2026, 2:40

Kyiv has accumulated sufficient resources to mount an effective defense.

Former Verkhovna Rada deputy Oleg Tsarev, who defected to Russia, claimed that Ukraine’s gold and foreign exchange reserves are growing rapidly, despite all of the Kremlin’s military efforts. In an interview with Z-channel propagandist Yuriy Podolyak, the collaborator assured that Kyiv has accumulated sufficient funds to mount an effective defense, according to “Dialog”.

The fugitive politician effectively acknowledged the failure of Russia’s plans to economically strangle Ukraine. According to Tsarev’s calculations, even if Western financial and military support were completely cut off, the Ukrainian army would be able to hold its ground for another two and a half years without any problems.

The collaborator complained that during the war, Kyiv had managed to amass colossal financial resources that would protect the country from bankruptcy. At the same time, in his remarks, the traitor cited a fantastical figure, claiming that Ukraine’s reserves allegedly amount to more than $500 billion.
On the propagandists’ broadcast, Tsarev literally stated the following: “They have a lot of money. Ukraine’s gold and foreign exchange reserves are higher than ever. For the first time, they’re receiving more money than Ukraine’s state budget. According to my calculations, there’s still enough money to last two and a half years: this entire year, next year, and another half-year. That’s if we completely shut off the tap to zero. Ukraine’s gold and foreign exchange reserves exceed $500 billion. That’s a substantial amount. There has never been such an amount before. Ukraine has been flooded with money.”

Such statements from a top collaborator clearly demonstrate the growing anxiety among supporters of the aggression due to their inability to break the Ukrainian resistance.