@coachstas: Speaking in Kyiv on August 24, 2026, at a press conference following the Coalition of the Willing summit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the widening funding gap between Ukraine and Russia in the ongoing war, stating that Moscow currently has roughly twice the financial resources available to sustain its campaign. Zelensky argues that bringing the war's consequences back onto Russian territory through sustained deep strikes is one of the few instruments capable of pressuring Vladimir Putin toward negotiations. He explains that matching Russia's spending is not realistic, but matching its capacity for long-range strikes is, pointing to Ukraine's growing drone production as an alternative to the ballistic missile capabilities it currently lacks.