Yellen commits to further Ukraine aid in prime minister meeting

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday her first sojourn to Ukraine underscored Washington's committedness to continuing its economical support for nan country, arsenic nan din of aerial ambush sirens echoed crossed nan Ukrainian capital.

Yellen said pursuing talks pinch Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal that nan US has provided astir $50 cardinal successful security, economical and humanitarian assistance and announced different multibillion dollar package to boost nan country's economy.

Shmyhal offered acknowledgment to nan U.S. for its support and hailed Yellen arsenic a "friend of Ukraine." He said Ukraine's fund shortage now stands astatine $38 cardinal and that nan U.S. will supply different $10 cardinal successful assistance by September.

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Shmyhal and Yellen besides discussed sanctions aimed astatine weakening Russia's system arsenic good arsenic nan anticipation of utilizing Russian stiff assets to thief successful Ukraine's economical recovery.

Yellen repeated U.S. President Joe Biden's connection that Washington will guidelines pinch Ukraine for arsenic agelong arsenic it takes. She underscored nan value of fighting corruption, praising Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for enacting measures to guarantee transparency successful really nan assistance is spent.

After gathering pinch Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and different officials, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen doubled down connected nan Biden administration's committedness to providing nan war-torn federation financial aid. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

The U.S. charismatic besides visited a renovated schoolhouse that had its windows blown retired by nan blast activity from a Russian rocket that landed adjacent successful March. She besides announced an additional transportation of $1.2 billion, nan first tranche of nan $10 cardinal assistance package.

"Maintaining an effective authorities is indispensable to Ukraine’s capacity to respond to Russian attacks and different emergencies," said Yellen. "Our economical support is keeping basal nationalist services running. These services support economical and societal stableness successful Ukraine".

Addressing nan school's students and teachers, Yellen said they are helping to "write history" successful a state that is "a cardinal unit successful nan history of nan free world."

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"America stands pinch you successful this conflict for freedom, and we will beryllium by your broadside and thief you rebuild".

Yellen besides met pinch Zelenskyy and different apical officials, including nan caput of Ukraine’s National Bank.

Zelenskyy posted connected Telegram aft nan gathering pinch Yellen that it is "necessary to fortify further sanctions to deprive Russia of nan expertise to finance nan war."

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Yellen besides laid nan flowers astatine nan Wall of Remembrance dedicated to fallen soldiers and met Ukrainian landmine removal experts whose instrumentality was financed pinch US funds.