Ukrainian Government Workers Will Face Salary and Pension Delays If US and EU Dont Approve More Aid
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said Wednesday that Ukrainian government workers could face delays in the payment of their salaries or pensions if the US and the EU do not approve new aid packages soon.
“The support of partners is extremely critical,” Svyrydenko said, according to Financial Times. “We need it urgently.”
The US has been funding the Ukrainian government with tens of billions of dollars through a form of assistance known as direct budgetary aid, which pays for government services and salaries and even subsidizes small businesses. But that aid has all dried up as Congress has yet to approve the over $60 billion President Biden is seeking to fund the proxy war in Ukraine and prop up the Zelensky government.
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