US Assistant Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland said that some representatives of the Republican and Democratic parties in previous volumes are beginning to doubt the advisability of US authorities to continue providing aid to Ukraine. His remarks were reported at a conference held in Washington by the American Chamber of Commerce. TASS.
Nuland announced that the United States has allocated more than $30 billion for purposes related to security, economic development and the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. He said such support would not be possible without overwhelming bipartisan support in Congress. At the same time, “on both sides, on the fringes, people start to doubt,” he said.
The US Assistant Secretary of State also assured that, in general, Americans support Washington’s direction regarding Russia and Ukraine.
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen previously visited Kiev. selected He also supported 10 billion dollars, which will send 1.2 billion dollars of the total budget to Ukraine in the coming months.
Yellen stressed that the main focus of the US strategy this year will be to prevent Russia from trying to circumvent US sanctions. The country also plans to increase the sanctions pressure on the Russian Federation.