{"id":3077,"date":"2025-02-26T00:01:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T00:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/state-department-officials-want-to-unfreeze-us-aid-to-ukraine-politico-reports\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T00:01:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T00:01:19","slug":"state-department-officials-want-to-unfreeze-us-aid-to-ukraine-politico-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/state-department-officials-want-to-unfreeze-us-aid-to-ukraine-politico-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"State Department officials want to unfreeze US aid to Ukraine, Politico reports"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Officials at the U.S. State Department are requesting exemptions to Washington’s freeze on foreign aid that would free up funds for Ukraine, Politico reported on Feb. 25. <\/p>\n

The U.S. imposed a 90-day freeze<\/strong><\/a> on nearly all foreign aid projects when President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20. The funding freeze affected critical humanitarian aid and reconstruction programs in Ukraine<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n

Senior State Department officials are putting together a list of exemptions for Ukraine, Politico reported<\/strong><\/a>, citing an official, two other sources with knowledge of the matter, and a document obtained by the outlet. <\/p>\n

These exemptions would extend beyond the U.S. waiver for “life-saving” programs<\/strong><\/a> and would allow Ukraine to receive funding for demining, narcotics control, and civil society projects. <\/p>\n

Plans for the additional Ukraine exemptions have been in the works since late January, Politico reported. Internal conversations regarding the matter took place as recently as last week. <\/p>\n

According to a document seen by Politico, waivers cannot be granted for any initiatives supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). <\/p>\n

It remains uncertain whether the exemptions will be granted. In response to a question on new waivers for Ukraine, the State Department issued a statement saying that “programs that serve our nation’s interests will continue. However, programs that aren’t aligned with our national interest will not.”<\/p>\n

U.S. policy towards Ukraine has shifted dramatically in recent weeks, with American officials holding direct talks<\/strong><\/a> with Russian delegates, the U.S. siding with Russia<\/strong><\/a> on a U.N. resolution about the war, and Trump attacking President Volodymyr Zelensky’s legitimacy<\/strong><\/a> in public comments. <\/p>\n

The U.S. has also said it wants to “recoup” the aid money<\/strong><\/a> it has granted to Kyiv over the course of Russia’s full-scale war. The two countries reportedly reached an agreement<\/strong><\/a> on Feb. 25 that would give the U.S. access to Ukraine’s natural resource revenues \u2014\u00a0without offering Kyiv any security guarantees. <\/p>\n

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In negotiations with Russia, Trump is repeating his \u2018complete disaster\u2019 peace deal with Taliban<\/div>\n
Donald Trump is elected U.S. president after criticizing a war abroad and calling for its end. He negotiates a deal with an adversary of the United States under heavy sanctions, cutting an ally out of their own country\u2019s peace talks. The disastrous deal is viewed as a surrender<\/div>\n
\"StateThe Kyiv Independent<\/span>Andrea Januta<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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– https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/ukraine\/rss\/<\/p>\n

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