Servant of the People
Servant of the People is a Ukrainian political party founded in 2017 by comedian and actor Volodymyr Zelensky, associated with the Kvartal 95 comedy studio and the television series of the same name. It won a parliamentary majority in the 2019 elections, enabling Zelensky's presidential victory and the formation of his government. The party has since functioned as the main pro-presidential force in the Verkhovna Rada.
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Ukraine's 2027 budget has $32.6 billion uncovered financing need, finance minister says
Ukraine's Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said the country's 2027 budget faces an uncovered financing need of $32.6 billion — the tightest budget situation since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022. He called on European partners to seek additional sources of financing and presented a new proposal to redistribute roughly $300 billion in frozen Russian assets across all 27 EU member states.