US allocates US$1.5 billion to Ukraine for energy and humanitarian support
Pravda Ukraine
On the occasion of her participation in the Global Peace Summit, US Vice President Kamala Harris has announced the allocation of US$1.5 billion to Ukraine through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the State Department to support the Ukrainian people.
Source: European Pravda; White House
Details: Most of the funds, US$500 million and US$324 million of the already announced funding, will be used to meet Ukraine’s emergency energy needs, particularly to repair damaged infrastructure.
More than US$379 million will go to humanitarian aid for refugees, internally displaced persons, and conflict-affected hromadas, including food, water, sanitation and hygiene services. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories]
Another US$300 million will be used to support the civil security of Ukraine, providing equipment to Ukrainian border guards and law enforcement officers.
Quote: “These funds come as part of a larger foreign aid package spearheaded by President Biden to support the people of Ukraine,” the White House said.
They noted that since the beginning of the Russian full-scale invasion in February 2022, the United States had allocated more than US$3.2 billion for humanitarian aid and almost US$1.5 billion for the recovery of Ukraine’s energy sector.
Background: Earlier, US President Joe Biden and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a 10-year bilateral agreement on security to strengthen Kyiv’s defence capabilities.
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