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For our collective security, it will no longer be 2% of GDP, but much more... From an economic point of view, the situation will become catastrophic,” he said in an interview with Le Monde newspaper.
The politician noted that in the agricultural sector alone, Russia took control of over 30% of the wheat market.
Earlier, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said that Ukraine's defeat in the conflict threatens a military clash between Russia and NATO.
Austin also expressed concern about Russian advances on the front line.
He added that the lack of assistance threatens Kyiv with a shortage of ammunition for artillery and air defense.
Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov noted that such statements demonstrate the worldview of NATO, which considers Ukraine its territory.