The United States recently announced more than $10 billion in assistance to Ukraine – including budgetary support and additional energy assistance – in response to Russia’s attacks.
The assistance includes $9.9 billion in budgetary support disbursed via the World Bank’s PEACE mechanism and a $250 million contribution for energy assistance to address immediate needs, according to a Feb. 24 State Department release.
“One year later, Ukraine's fight has become an inspiration to the world. Every step of the way, Ukraine has shown it will not be subjugated. The United States proudly stands with Ukraine as it defends itself, and we will continue to do so for as long as it takes,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a post on Twitter.
The U.S. is also working with Congress to provide additional energy assistance to Ukraine, the release reported. The U.S. remains committed to supporting Ukraine and its efforts to build a thriving, safe, democratic and free future.
Blinken said no country had endured greater hardship than Ukraine in Russia’s war, but almost every country has felt the pain. Nations around the world continue to stand with Ukraine despite this, he said, according to his published remarks from the Feb. 24 UN Security Council Ministerial Meeting on Ukraine. All the nations recognize that by abandoning Ukraine they would be abandoning the UN Charter and those principals and rules that make countries safer and secure.
“No seizing land by force. No erasing another country’s borders. No targeting civilians in war. No wars of aggression. If we do not defend these basic principles, we invite a world in which might makes right, the strong dominate the weak," Blinken said in his remarks. "That’s the world this body was created to end. And members of this council have a unique responsibility to make sure that we do not return to it.”
Since Feb. 24, 2022, when Russia launched its invasion, the U.S. has committed approximately $29.8 billion in security assistance to Ukraine, according to a Defense Department fact sheet. From the administration’s first days, the U.S. has committed more than $30.4 billion in security assistance to Ukraine.
The U.S. Agency for International Development extended $14.2 billion in assistance to Ukraine, which includes $13 billion in direct budgetary support, $1.4 billion in humanitarian aid and more than $800 million in development aid aimed at strengthening Ukraine's energy infrastructure, according to an agency fact sheet.
