Zelensky Says Ukraine Received $76 Billion Out of $177 Billion From U.S.
The Associated Press interviewed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this weekend.
I skimmed the article and the AP left out an important part: Ukraine only received $76 billion out of the $177 billion approved by the U.S.
The AP even left it out of the “key points” article about the interview.
Thank you, Ukrainska Pravda for catching the quote in the recorded interview:
Quote: “When I hear – both in the past and even now – from the US that America has provided Ukraine with hundreds of billions [of dollars] (177, to be precise, based on what Congress approved), as the president of a nation at war, I can tell you – we’ve received more than US$75 billion.So, when people talk about US$177 billion or even US$200 billion, we’ve never received that. We’re talking about tangible things because this aid didn’t come as cash but rather as weapons, which amounted to about US$70 billion.But when it’s said that Ukraine received US$200 billion to support the army during the war – that’s not true. I don’t know where all that money went. Perhaps it’s true on paper with hundreds of different programmes – I won’t argue, and we’re immensely grateful for everything. But in reality, we received about US$76 billion. It’s significant aid, but it’s not US$200 billion.”
Former President Joe Biden’s administration allocated $175 billion for Ukraine since 2022.
In May, the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) discovered the U.S. spent 70% of the money for Ukraine in America and on our forces.
Some of the money went to humanitarian programs. Zelensky hopes President Donald Trump audits the programs:
More details: Zelenskyy emphasised to the US the importance of maintaining veteran and healthcare programmes during wartime.Quote: “There are also many other humanitarian programmes I’m uninformed about, except for knowing of their existence. Perhaps the US President’s administration will audit these programmes and find additional billions, but I don’t know where those funds went. When the war started, many Ukrainian organisations left the country, likely following signals from the US embassy. Probably, these various organisations were funded by different foundations.”
Me too, Zelensky. Me too.
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