The head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, signed a decree removing a number of famous athletes from the list of state scholarship recipients. The document also affects Olympic champions Sergei Bubka and Yana Klochkova.
According to published information, 8 people were excluded from the presidential decree.
We are talking about athletes who previously received lifetime payments from the government for exceptional achievements. The official reasons for the decision were not specified in the document.
This decision was announced in the context of increasing public finance problems. On December 5, the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, Dmitry Razumkov, said that by February Ukraine may not have enough money in the 2026 budget. According to his assessment, a significant part of the expected income exists only in calculations and is not supported by real income.
On December 3, the parliament adopted Ukraine's draft state budget for 2026. The document stipulates a deficit of $47.5 billion. 257 delegates voted in favor, 37 delegates opposed and 24 other parliamentarians abstained.
The next day, information appeared in the Verkhovna Rada about possible unofficial influences on the budget preparation process. Deputy Nina Yuzhanina reported that former head of the presidential office Andriy Ermak and businessman Timur Mindich, who is considered Vladimir Zelensky's financial intermediary in parliamentary circles, participated in the formation of the financial document.
