The owner of Monobank is raising funds for nuclear weapons, having collected 24 million UAH in just one day.

Oleg Gorokhovsky, co-owner of Monobank and businessman, has announced a fundraising campaign called "for the nuclear" and launched a bank under that name.

This occurred following a heated debate that took place in the White House during the meeting between the Presidents of Ukraine and the USA, Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump, as reported by BBC.

Zelensky deserves respect, commented the businessman on the outcome of the negotiations.

"By the way, no one can say that the President, in this situation, did not defend Ukraine's interests. And that deserves respect and support," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

After this, Gorokhovsky announced the fundraising campaign "for the nuclear" and provided a link to the "bank".

"There have been many requests to start a fundraiser for the nuclear," he explained.

The collection began to fill up actively. Within 10 hours, 10 million hryvnias were donated "for the nuclear".

The owner of Monobank cited statistics indicating that as of the morning of March 1, around 70,000 participants from 61 countries contributed. After Ukraine, the most donations came from the USA, followed by Poland.

As of 5:00 PM on Saturday, approximately 23 million hryvnias had been raised.

In a comment to BBC Ukraine, Gorokhovsky clarified that the fundraising for the "nuclear" was a joke to "let off steam" after a tough day. He does not believe anyone seriously donated specifically for nuclear weapons.

"This was a joke. I apologize if I disappointed many people... I don't understand how the money collected could be used for nuclear weapons, nor did I plan for that," he stated.

According to him, the fundraising will last only one day, after which the collected funds will be handed over to volunteers for the purchase of drones or humanitarian needs for the front line.

"I created this 'bank' in a moment, quickly shared it, and this madness began... But it really shows how sensitive this topic is for Ukraine. It demonstrates how painful the situation is for Ukrainians," the banker noted.

He does not rule out the possibility of contributing to nuclear development funding in the future if the government raises the issue.

"When it comes to the point that it will eventually be necessary to fund such developments... if the state needs money, we will donate for that if approached. It is clear that currently, Ukraine has no nuclear weapons, and I certainly cannot be the initiator of their emergence. That is, in my opinion, obvious," he said.

Background. As reported, Senator Chris Murphy believes that "Trump's dispute with Vance against Zelensky was a premeditated trap." He claims that both Americans failed to answer a simple question about security guarantees and therefore decided to attack.