Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Tuesday that several humanitarian projects had suspended operations due to the US freeze on foreign aid. He added that Kyiv would seek to replace the funding where possible.
The decision to halt nearly all foreign aid was made by US President Donald Trump’s administration last week, impacting various programs in Ukraine, including those supporting veterans and local media.
“Today I instructed government officials to report on those US support programmes that are currently suspended. These are humanitarian programmes,” Zelensky said in his evening address.
“There are many projects. We will determine which of them are critical and need solutions now. We can provide part of this funding through our public finances,” the Ukrainian leader continued.
“We will definitely support the priority items, those that concern Ukrainian children, our veterans, and programmes to protect our infrastructure.”
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the country has become heavily reliant on foreign aid for humanitarian efforts, with the United States providing billions of dollars in support.
