U.S. Sends An Additional $1.7 Billion To Ukraine To Pay Health Care Workers

 

Ukraine received $1.7 billion from their allies in the United States and the World Bank to provide healthcare services as well as pay for “essential” related industries to ensure continued stability in their region with regards to employment during times of war. The United States Agency for International Development has donated a total of $4 billion to help with relief efforts in Ukraine due to Russia’s invasion back in February, which has plagued those who decided to stay behind. Through the process at hand, USAID is going to be helping the country by repaying their medical service workers, who have stayed to help people in need since war broke out over 3 months ago.

Liashko said in the statement that the exact amount of the $1.7 billion isn't set in stone just yet, but he wants to make sure to emphasize that this is a substantial amount. Earlier in December, the U.S. Treasury sent Ukraine an additional $1 billion to help with security efforts; Clinton stated she was pleased with Ukraine’s reform process saying that they were ready for more aid if needed (which it ended up being). The original request for assistance came on March 17th, when Biden announced this new donation would be coming through in April - which essentially totals more than $33 billion. Along with all of this money, there's also a large portion dedicated to strengthening Ukraine's security and military abilities -- put towards aiding the U.S.'s efforts of organizing further security operations alongside other NATO allies.