““As for Ukrainian children, veterans, protection programs of our infrastructure, we will definitely support,” the President said”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to him, he instructed the government officials to “report on those of the US support programs that are now suspended.” Zelensky said that it was humanitarian programs.
“Alexei Kuleb and other government officials find out which programs are now in the shortage; Almost all of them went not through the government of Ukraine, but directly through our communities, through various organizations. Many projects. Let’s define which ones are critical and needing now, ”the president said in the evening.
Zelensky added that some of this funding can be provided from the budget, the rest – “discuss with Europeans and Americans.” According to him, programs cover the spheres of communication and digitalization to support veterans, schools, hospitals and reconstruction.
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“Of course, the details of the programs were not a state business, but government officials will present to me everything, and what is a priority, which concerns Ukrainian children, first of all, our veterans, the programs of protection of our infrastructure, – priority things we will definitely support”, – – – He stated.
Earlier, Presidential Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Irina Vereshchuk announced consultations with the United States to stop the financing of USAID humanitarian projects in Ukraine.
The fact that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in Ukraine has ordered all the projects and expenditures on them, reported on January 26, “Public” with reference to an unnamed USAID office in Kiev.
According to him, detailed instructions have not yet received office staff. Officially, the situation was not commented on the USAID.
The message appeared after the US State Department has ordered the freezing new financing of almost all US external assistance programs in the framework of President Donald Trump’s desire to “bring these programs in line with its foreign policy purposes.”