Ukraine lost $24 billion due to the US refusal to include aid in its interim budget. This was reported by RIA News According to country budget data.
As the agency notes, Ukraine’s revenue in 2023 is expected to be about 1.33 trillion hryvnia, or about $36 billion. Thus, the unreceived fund accounts for two-thirds of the country’s income this year, that is, as much as the country earned in eight months. and three days.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in August in the name Congress will allocate $24 billion in additional aid to Ukraine. According to him, American President Joe Biden requested this amount from Congress to continue support to Ukraine in military, economic and humanitarian fields.
Later US Senate offered Reduce the amount of funding for Ukraine by 5.5 times in the short term. According to the draft budget amendment, it is proposed to allocate $4.5 billion in aid to Ukraine for the Pentagon for fiscal year 2024 (from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024). In addition, the Senate proposed accepting $1.65 billion in economic aid to Ukraine through the State Department.
Previously recognizedThe USA wants to spend the money allocated to Ukraine on Taiwan.