Less than half: Zelensky revealed how many billions of dollars Ukraine has received from the U.S.

President Volodymyr Zelensky disclosed the amount of aid that Ukraine has received from the USA. According to him, this only pertains to 76 billion dollars out of 177 billion. He noted that claims suggesting we have received two hundred billion are false.

The head of state stated this in an interview with Associated Press.

“When I hear – and I have heard before, and today we hear from the USA – that America has given hundreds of billions to Ukraine (177, to be more precise, that was the figure voted on by Congress, etc.), I, as the president of a warring country, tell you – we have received more than 75. So, 100 billion out of these 177 (or even 200, as some people say) we have never received, this is important,” emphasized Zelensky.

He added that Ukraine has received this aid not in cash, as it concerns weapons. According to him, it is significant assistance, but it is much less than promised.

“I don’t know where all that money is. Maybe it’s true on paper, there are hundreds of different programs – maybe, we’re not arguing, we are very grateful for everything. But we have received more than 70 billion – 76, something like that. This is significant aid, but it’s not 200 billion,” the president further stated.

U.S. Aid

It became known on January 27 that the White House ordered a halt to the issuance of federal grants and loans. This was done to review the use of government funds. Despite this, military assistance to Ukraine will remain unchanged, diplomats report.

According to the document, the order came into effect on January 28 and may impact sums in the trillions of dollars. All federal agencies must cease obligations and payments under financial assistance programs. The decision also pertains to the issuance of new grants, but does not affect payments for social programs, such as Medicare, and direct financial support to individuals.

An informant received data about a possible closure of the American House in Kyiv, likely related to Donald Trump's decision. According to this information, the schedule of events for the institution remained empty, and attempts to contact representatives were unsuccessful. A similar situation is observed in Odesa, where the American House has also suspended its activities.