[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Mario Nawfal [@MarioNawfal](/creator/twitter/MarioNawfal) on x 2.3M followers Created: 2025-07-25 08:20:00 UTC 🇺🇦🇪🇺ZELENSKY TO EU: CAN YOU PAY MY TROOPS TOO? Weapons were fine, but now Ukraine wants Europe to fund soldier salaries because, in Zelensky’s words, “our service members themselves can be the weapon.” So, after sending tanks, shells, jets, and billions, the next invoice is payroll? Recruitment’s down, morale is shaky, and Russia’s luring troops with fat bonuses - so Kyiv’s looking for Brussels to step in as HR. Talks already started with Macron, von der Leyen, Starmer, and NATO’s Mark Rutte. No word yet on if anyone said “you’ve got to be kidding.” Source: Bloomberg  XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [agencies](/topic/agencies) [billions](/topic/billions) [ukraine](/topic/ukraine) [Post Link](https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/1948659485733757337)
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Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal on x 2.3M followers
Created: 2025-07-25 08:20:00 UTC
🇺🇦🇪🇺ZELENSKY TO EU: CAN YOU PAY MY TROOPS TOO?
Weapons were fine, but now Ukraine wants Europe to fund soldier salaries because, in Zelensky’s words, “our service members themselves can be the weapon.”
So, after sending tanks, shells, jets, and billions, the next invoice is payroll?
Recruitment’s down, morale is shaky, and Russia’s luring troops with fat bonuses - so Kyiv’s looking for Brussels to step in as HR.
Talks already started with Macron, von der Leyen, Starmer, and NATO’s Mark Rutte.
No word yet on if anyone said “you’ve got to be kidding.”
Source: Bloomberg
XXXXXX engagements
