US President Joe Biden, at a press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House, announced that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will allocate an additional 374 million dollars for humanitarian aid to Ukraine. It has been reported TASS.
“USAID has allocated more than $374 million in urgent humanitarian aid to Ukraine today,” he said.
These funds should go to help Ukraine’s residents and displaced people most affected by military conflicts, according to USAID, to which the agencies cited. The agency said “the funds could help provide basic food and cash assistance to more than 1.5 million people.”
It was noted that the money will also go towards the supply of drinking water, basic necessities for winter preparation and repair of housing and medical care.
Earlier, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that a new aid package to Ukraine would be announced. will enter air defense systems (air defense) Patriot. It was reported that a total of 1.85 billion dollars will be allocated.