““As for the specific amounts that remained in the presidential program, let’s watch the development of events” – Tychy”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“As for US military aid to Ukraine, this aid is currently ongoing. As for the specific sums that remained in the presidential program, let’s see how the contacts between the Ukrainian and American sides will develop. But I am convinced that all issues can be resolved,” said Tykhi.
He emphasized that Ukraine conveys to the American side that this support “contributes to stability in Europe and is of key importance for achieving a just peace.”
Tykhi also added that the pressure on Russia should consist of two components: military and economic.
On January 20, US President Donald Trump signed a decree on a temporary pause in the provision of US foreign aid to other countries for 90 days to evaluate the effectiveness and consistency of the relevant programs with US foreign policy.
According to the document, within 90 days, based on the evaluations, a decision will be made on the continuation, modification or termination of each foreign aid program. Western agencies, including Reuters and the Associated Press, note that it is not yet known how broad the decree is and which programs, countries, non-governmental and international organizations it will affect, given that funding for many programs has already been approved by Congress and must be spent. if not already spent.
The Center for Combating Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine claims that the decree of US President Donald Trump to suspend foreign aid programs for 90 days does not apply to military aid to Ukraine.
Trump has long opposed foreign aid, despite the fact that such aid typically accounts for about 1 percent of the federal budget, except in extraordinary circumstances, such as the billions in weapons given to Ukraine. Trump has criticized the amount of funding allocated to aid Ukraine amid a large-scale Russian invasion.