US donates additional $53m grant to Ukraine

The United States Government has announced an additional donation of $53 million as humanitarian assistance to support civilians affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

US Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday during her trip to Warsaw, Poland said the funds will be provided through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

In a statement by the White House, the $53 million is in addition to the nearly $54 million earlier announced aimed at providing critically needed health supplies, food assistance, high thermal blankets, and other reliefs.

The White House noted that the U.S is the largest donor of humanitarian assistance in Ukraine. The U.S also reaffirmed that it will continue to stand with the people of Ukraine and will continue to work to meet immediate needs and save lives.

“The United States is the largest provider of humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and has provided $159 million in overall humanitarian assistance to Ukraine since October 2020, including nearly $107 million in the past two weeks in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.This includes food, safe drinking water, shelter, emergency health care, and winterization services to communities affected by ongoing fighting,” the White House said.

In a statement by USAID, the additional support is meant for hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians affected by the invasion.

“This additional assistance includes support to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to provide lifesaving emergency food assistance, including high-energy biscuits, to meet immediate needs. This assistance is for hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians affected by the invasion, including people who are displaced from their homes and who are crossing the border out of Ukraine. In addition, it will support WFP’s logistics operations to move assistance into Ukraine, including to people in Kyiv,” the statement reads.

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