$9.9 billion in aid to Ukraine

USAID President Samantha Power held a press conference with Ukraine’s Ambassador to Washington Oksana Markarova at Ukraine House.

“I am here to announce that we are beginning to distribute the additional $9.9 billion in direct budget support that we will be providing thanks to the bipartisan support of Congress,” Power said. saying.

Stating that they helped in the first half of the war, Power said: “However, we are past that first phase. Now we have moved to a phase in which more planned and long-term projects are carried out, where expenses are predictable and within a certain budget”. he said.

Power said that this aid to Ukraine will be transferred to educators and health workers.

Noting that the US will support Ukraine in this war no matter how long it lasts, Power stressed that the US will work with Congress to provide another $250 million to strengthen Ukraine’s energy sector.

UKRAINE AMBASSADOR: WE ARE GRATEFUL

Ukraine’s ambassador to Washington, Oksana Markarova, stated that they must win the war they entered against Russia and expressed that they are grateful to the US people, President Joe Biden and the entire administration for their support in this war. .

“This is the best investment we can make, not only for our homes and loved ones, but also for the people of Ukraine who stand up for freedom, independence and democracy,” Markarova said of the aid launched today by the United States. saying.

The Ukrainian ambassador said that they will win the war and focus on the reconstruction of Ukraine. (AA)