Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Janet Yellen for the decision to allocate $9.9 billion in direct budget support to Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who is visiting Ukraine. This was reported by the press service of the head of state on Monday, February 27.
“Thank you very much for your support. The United States has strongly supported us since the first days of this war, not only with weapons, but also in the financial field. We really appreciate it,” Zelensky stressed in conversations.
He noted the decision announced on February 24 by the US administration to allocate $9.9 billion to Ukraine in 2023 in the form of direct budget support. These funds are very important, because they allow covering the insecure part of the state budget and supporting the population.
Also during the meeting, attention was paid to the current state of Ukraine’s relations with the IMF and the prospects for the implementation of the Fund’s programs.
The issue of restoring the destroyed infrastructure of Ukraine was discussed separately. The relevance of private sector participation in the implementation of these projects was noted. Zelensky emphasized the importance of developing mechanisms for the direction of the arrested assets of Russia for the restoration of our country.
“The President expressed gratitude for the systematic steps taken by the American side to further increase the pressure of sanctions on Russia. He noted the need to tighten sanctions to eliminate the opportunity to finance the war,” the message said. .
Remember, on Friday, the Pentagon announced $2 billion in military aid to Ukraine. New weapons and critical ammunition stockpiles will boost Ukraine’s ability to repel Russian aggression, the Pentagon said.
The United States has also announced major sanctions against Russia. The leaders of dozens of Russian regions, as well as nine ministers and propagandist Olga Skabeeva, were sanctioned.
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Source: korrespondent
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