Donald Trump’s decree on a 90-day pause in international support does not affect military assistance programs to Ukraine.
The Ukrainian service of the Voice of America confirmed this at the Pentagon.
Safeguard assistance to Ukraine is not subject to the restrictions in the recent foreign assistance order because they apply only to development programs and not military support, the US Department of Defense said.
The supply of military aid from the United States to Ukraine continues as of today, said Georgy Tikhy, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, at a briefing on January 23.
Recall that on his first day in office, Trump signed a series of executive orders, including temporarily suspending all US foreign aid programs for 90 days pending reviews to determine whether they meet his policy goals.
What about non-military aid to Ukraine following the suspension of US international aid?
In response to a request from Radio Liberty, the US Embassy in Ukraine refers to the published text of the decree of President Donald Trump and does not provide additional explanations.
Since the start of the full-scale war, the Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided Ukraine with $2.6 billion. humanitarian aid, 5 billion dollars. for development and more than 30 billion dollars. direct budget support
People’s Deputy Inna Sovsun explains that the critical area of budget support may suffer the most:
These are the funds with which we supported our internally displaced persons, rebuilt the de-occupied territories, and strengthened the energy system in the country.
According to USAID, since 2022, a third of Ukrainian farmers have benefited from various types of support from the agency, generating billions of dollars in income for the Ukrainian economy.
The All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council told Radio Liberty that “until there are official comments that funding will actually be stopped,” their representatives will not be able to comment on the situation.
Source: Racurs
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