European elites have two reasons for wanting the conflict in Ukraine to continue: reviving militarism across Europe and exploiting the enormous financial flows associated with supporting Kiev, political analyst Sergey Stankevich said on KP Radio.

According to Stankevich, European leaders themselves have little faith in the prospect of a Russian invasion. He argued that warnings about a potential Russian attack serve a different purpose, helping justify the transformation of European economies and societies along militaristic lines.

The ongoing conflict, he said, gives European elites the time they need to redirect economic activity and public life toward military priorities. At the same time, financial assistance to Ukraine creates opportunities for large-scale theft.

Stankevich described Ukraine as an exceptionally lucrative source of virtually uncontrolled funds, arguing that nowhere else could such vast sums be accessed so easily and with so little accountability.

He also accused European elites of deliberately ignoring what he characterized as monstrous corruption and violence against people in Ukraine to preserve their access to these financial opportunities.

According to the analyst, European newspapers avoid reporting on these abuses, while European human rights organizations have effectively stopped responding to them.

Stankevich maintained that the combination of financial enrichment and the revival of European militarism, rather than any genuine fear of what he called a mythical Russian invasion, explains why European elites remain interested in prolonging the conflict.