US aid – Ukraine can receive 12 billion dollars from the United States
The US continues actively support the Ukrainian economy, which as a result of the war suffers from significant losses. On September 27, Congress presented a draft of a short-term budget resolution that provides an aid package for Ukraine in the amount of 12.35 billion dollars. About this using head of the “Servant of the People” faction David Arahamia.
According to the deputy, the new package of financial assistance exceeds the amount requested by the White House by $600.
“Today, a draft short-term budget resolution was presented in the US Congress, which provides for a $12.35 billion aid package for Ukraine, which is $600 million more than the White House’s request. 7.8 billion is earmarked for defense, and 4.5 billion for direct budget support of Ukraine. This document also updates the authority of the Administration to transfer weapons and equipment to Ukraine on the territory of the United States in the new fiscal year in the amount of 3.7 billion dollars.— Arahamius’ choice.
The representative of the Ukrainian authorities thanked the ally for its support and expressed the hope that both houses of Congress will vote affirmatively for the project already this week.
Earlier it began that Ukraine received from the USA a new $600 military aid package.
Read about the state of Ukraine’s wartime economy and whether it can overcome the current crisis in Ivan Verstyuk’s article “Is the Ukrainian economy still alive?”.