US President Joe Biden has announced a separate tranche of $ 500 million in US aid to the Ukrainian government in addition to the $ 800 million in military aid he promised on Thursday.
“Apart from stepping up Ukraine’s resistance on the battlefield, we are also showing our support for the people of Ukraine. “Today, the United States announces that it intends to provide an additional $ 500 million in direct economic assistance to the Ukrainian government,” Biden said in a speech at Roosevelt Hall.
The new aid brings US total economic support for Ukraine, the president said, to $ 1 billion in the last two months since Russia’s invasion.
The $ 500 million funding could be used by the Ukrainian government “to stabilize their economy, to support communities devastated by the Russian attack, and to pay the brave workers who continue to provide basic services to the people of Ukraine.” “Biden said.”
He also called for “Unite for Ukraine,” a new effort to support Ukrainians who want to come to the United States amid the ongoing brutal invasion, with about two-thirds of Ukrainian children displaced.
“I am announcing the Unite for Ukraine program, a new program that allows asylum seekers to come directly from Europe to the United States. “This new humanitarian parole program will complement existing legal avenues available to Ukrainians, including immigrant visas and refugee processing,” Biden said.
He described it as “an appropriate channel for safe legal migration from Europe to the United States for Ukrainians”, noting that these migrants must have an American sponsor, including a family or NGO.
“This program will be swift, streamlined and ensure that the United States respects its commitment to the people of Ukraine and does not need to cross our southern border,” he said.
Biden said the new United States intends to send a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin as he continues his violent invasion in the third month.
“Our unity with our allies and partners and our unity with the Ukrainian people send an unmistakable message to Putin: he will never be able to dominate and occupy all of Ukraine. He will not do it, “he said.
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