Washington : The US on Tuesday provided an additional USD 1.7 billion to the Government of Ukraine for the delivery of essential services such as healthcare.
Washington through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in coordination with the US Department of the Treasury contributed USD 1.7 billion as part of President Joe Biden’s commitment to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to provide Ukraine with direct budgetary aid, read the USAID press release.
This contribution was made possible with generous bipartisan support from Congress. The additional resources provided by the US, through the World Bank, will alleviate the acute budget deficit caused by the Russian offensive.
It will ensure the Ukrainian government can continue operating and responding to critical needs, including delivery of essential services such as healthcare by paying the salaries of healthcare workers, added the release.
To date, USAID has provided USD 4 billion in direct budgetary support to the Government of Ukraine.