Ukraine has continued to be a “viable” economy amid its three-year war with Russia and it promises to grow once the worry of war is over, former ambassador to Ukraine Kurt Volker told Newsmax on Monday.

Volker joined “The Record With Greta Van Susteren” to talk about reconstruction in Ukraine once an agreement is hammered out.

“Some of the rebuilding is going to be done by people who want to invest. … They had 5% GDP growth in ’23; about 4% in ’24. They’re a viable, functioning economy,” Volker said. “And their growth has been retarded because people are worried about the war. Once you lift that worry, Ukraine’s economy is going to grow, people are going to invest and that will create dynamism on its own.”

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