US Congress approved $ 40 billion in new aid to Ukraine
The US Congress has approved $ 40 billion in aid to Ukraine. Source: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell The majority of senators are in favor of voting on a $ 39.8 billion aid package to Ukraine. “Aid for Ukraine goes far beyond charity. The future of America’s security and core strategic interests will be shaped by the outcome of this...
US Embassy in Kyiv resumed full-fledged work
The United States Embassy in Ukraine has officially resumed full-fledged work in the capital of Ukraine. Source: The US Department of State The US Department of State noted that additional measures were taken to improve the safety of American diplomats who are returning to Kyiv. The US flag was raised at the embassy on May 18. American diplomats...
About 40 million are short of food due to the Russia’s war against Ukraine, – US Secretary of State
Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine, blocking the supply of vital food from Ukrainian producers to other countries, has turned 40 million people into starving people in various parts of the world. Source: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken “When it comes to food security risks, there is a threatening situation in many places....
Ukraine must itself decide how to end the war, – the US State Deputy
Ukraine must decide how to end the war waged against it by Russia. The United States is doing everything possible to ensure that Ukrainians successfully achieve their goals. Source: US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price “Our Ukrainian partners need to determine how they want to end this conflict.” According to Price, the United...
The US has launched a new project to gather evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine
The US State Department announced the launch of a new program to collect and analyze evidence of war crimes and other atrocities committed by Russia in Ukraine. Source: The press service of the US State Department Conflict Observatory “will document, verify and disseminate evidence of Russian troops in Ukraine from open sources.”...
The United States and Canada have approved the necessary legislative acts on the payment of reparations by Russia to Ukraine
Ukraine has already begun work to prepare for the payment of reparations by Russia for damages, but legally this process will not be easy. Source: Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva “We know that such mechanisms have been applied to some countries. The fact that this will not be easy to do legally is true,...
Lend-lease will not lead to the emergence of a huge debt in Ukraine after the war, – US Chargé d’Affaires
Lend-lease supplies of American weapons to Ukraine will not lead to huge debt to the United States. It will simply speed up the supply of weapons. Source: US Chargé d’Affaires Kristina Kvien According to her, Ukraine should not return everything it will receive under Lend-Lease. Its meaning is to bypass the export procedure and additional...
Heads of US, British, German and French embassies met in Kyiv for the first time since war
A meeting of Heads of diplomatic missions of the United States, Great Britain, France, and Germany took place in Kyiv on May 13 for the first time since Russia was against Ukraine. Source: US Embassy “The Quad is back! High-level embassy reps met in Kyiv for the first time since the war began. United with Ukraine and its supporters...
Over the 2 months, US provided Ukraine with $ 14 billion in support
The United States has provided $ 14 billion in support to Ukraine over the past two months. The United States will continue to provide assistance. Source: Michael Carpenter, U.S. Permanent Representative to the OSCE “Over the past two months, Congress appropriated, and the Administration has made available, roughly $14 billion in funding...
US provided Ukraine with the first Mi-17 helicopter
Ukraine received the first of 11 Mi-17 helicopters to be delivered by the United States on May 10. Mi-17 transport helicopters were once destined for Afghanistan, but that was before the fall of the US-backed government. Mi-17s are mostly used to carry troops and military equipment. It is noted that helicopters can be used to move soldiers on the...