“From the beginning of a full -scale invasion of Russia in Ukraine, the US Congress has allocated about $ 183 billion to support Ukraine”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
Another $ 3.9 billion, which Congress has authorized in the form of military assistance in Kiev, remains unspecified.
February 19, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine spent the war with Russia $ 320 billionof which 200 billion was foreign aid. In particular, Ukraine has received $ 67 billion in military assistance and 31.5 billion – direct financial assistance to the budget.
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that Washington spent $ 350 billion in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump stated that Ukraine allegedly agreed to give the United States access to rare earth minerals on $ 500 billion in exchange for military assistance.
On February 15, The Washington Post Political Viewer Josh Rogin reported with reference to US congressmen who participated in the Munich Conference that Volodymyr Zelenskyy refused a delegation proposal Sign a memorandum that would receive 50% of all future mineral reserves in Ukraine. Subsequently, the journalist said that Ukraine seemed to have not signed the agreement, because “in exchange for access to resources did not receive any security guarantees.”
Subsequently, Zelensky said that the agreement was not signed because of “legal issues”.
“The question is not just to pick up resources, the question is that you are investing – that something from this resource. We are not a country of raw materials. This point that we are not a country of raw materials should be clearly reflected in the document, ”Zelensky explained.
