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The Ukrainian economy minister highlighted that the fund aims to attract global investment, but without clarity about the terms or beneficiaries, skepticism is warranted. The risk is that Ukraine becomes a supplier of raw materials and cheap labor, with profits flowing offshore rather than back into local communities. This pattern mirrors past exploitative models seen in Africa and other resource-rich regions, suggesting that Ukraine may be at risk of falling into similar cycles of economic dependency and resource exploitation.