Blinken: US has already provided Ukraine with about $2.1B in humanitarian aid

Since the start of the Russian full-scale invasion, the U.S. has provided Ukraine with about $2.1 billion in humanitarian aid.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said this while speaking at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“My announcement today also comes on top of more than $2.1 billion in humanitarian assistance that we’ve provided to Ukraine and to the region to respond to Russia’s war of aggression, including life-saving aid for those affected by the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam. Within hours of its breach, we mobilized support for evacuations, emergency deliveries of food, safe drinking water, fuel, of medical aid. And in weeks since, we continue to work with Ukraine and assist the thousands of people who’ve been displaced, the hundreds of thousands whose water supply has been contaminated. And these are just the immediate consequences of the catastrophe that will probably reach environmental and economic devastation for many months and years to come," he said.

He also noted that the UN calls on Russia to provide access to the areas affected by the explosion of the Kakhovka HPP dam.

"Meanwhile, the United Nations publicly called on Moscow to unblock the delivery of aid from the UN to civilians in the flooded areas that Russia illegally occupies. Russia continues to refuse access which is a requirement under international law," he said.

As reported, Ukraine Recovery Conference is taking place in London on June 21-22. The event is a continuation of the annual conferences on reforms in Ukraine, which have been held since 2017.