To avoid that again, Ukraine needs “a decision by the start of February, and the money by the beginning of March,” Vyshlinsky said. WHAT'S THE IMPACT ON ORDINARY PEOPLE? Ukraine is significantly poorer than the rest of Europe. Millions of people are like Astreiko and her mother, wit...
Young said if the current budget measure is rejected, U.S. military aid to Ukraine would be gone by the end of the year. The aid permits Ukraine to buy weapons for its defense against Russia. Young noted that the U.S. also provides financial aid to the Ukrainian economy, and that mon...
Ukraine is desperate for a financial bailout after months of conflict in the former Soviet state, and the West seems eager to hand over the funds. But a lot of that cash could end up going to Ukraine’s chief antagonist: Russia. “That money could very well indirectly make it toward Rus...
Blinken and Kuleba met at the Korczowa border crossing in Poland, against a backdrop where numerous Ukrainian refugees were being escorted by Polish authorities. The two walked together across the boundary into Ukraine. Kuleba thanked Blinken for "coming here to Ukraine, literally." The pair d...
A third option would be to use the money as a kind of collateral that would enable the Ukrainian government to take out loans to rebuild its infrastructure or create assistance funds. Ukraine says it can't wait much longer Tuning Russian bank assets into aid might not happen quickly enough ...
The $60 billion assistance package that includes new aid to Ukraine has stalled in the United States Congress since early last month due to the opposition of Republicans, who have been demanding that the White House address the secur...
And then on top of that, Ukraine, certainly one of the main suspects, since it happened in their territory, got to be part of the investigation. And not just part, as you can see in Zuesse’s piece, they could veto both what would be investigated and what could be communicated about ...
On Tuesday, however, President Joe Biden touted a new military aid package worth $200 million for Ukraine. Money is dwindling. But the announcement of more weapons being sent to Kyiv just underscores the complexity of the funding. So has the money run out? Or are there still a few billion...
In the fog of war, it was unclear how much of Ukraine remains under Ukrainian control and how much or little Russian forces have seized. The Kremlin accepted Kyiv’s offer to hold talks, but it appeared to be an effort to squeeze concessions out of Ukraine’s embattled president...
Congress has the “power of the purse”, making it impossible under the US Constitution for Biden to appropriate new money for Ukraine on his own. He can draw down existing US stockpiles, but those weapons are running short and many are needed for other contingencies. ...