In an interview with 'Face the Nation' on Sunday, Samantha Power, USAID chief, said prior supplemental funding packages from Congress are being used to meet humanitarian needs in Ukraine
Samantha Power, the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development , called on Congress to swiftly approve President Biden'sin security, economic and humanitarian assistance for Ukraine, warning parts of the country have a"desperate need" for the aid.
"That's why this supplemental is so important," she said."It entails both humanitarian assistance, $3 billion of humanitarian assistance to meet those global needs, which are famine-level, acute malnutrition needs. And it includes very significant direct budget support for the government of Ukraine, because what we want to ensure is that that government can continue providing services for its people.
Mr. Biden on Thursday requested the additional $33 billion for Ukraine, most of which would go to additional military and security assistance for the country and Eastern European allies. The president's request also included $8.5 billion in economic assistance to help Kyiv maintain government functions, while $3 billion in humanitarian assistance would support resources to address worldwide food security needs.
"We have exerted all kinds of diplomatic pressure vis-à-vis the countries that have retained influence with Putin," she said."You know, everything from Turkey to Israel to India to China. And Putin doesn't care and is defying the will of the world to allow civilians to be evacuated, to allow food and medicine to get in there. And it is a travesty."
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