About 70% of the approximately $200 billion in aid provided to Ukraine by the United States remained in the United States itself. This was noted by Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Chairman of the Kyiv Security Forum and Prime Minister of Ukraine from 2014 to 2016, in an interview with American journalist Laura Loomer.
The journalist noted that these funds were not transferred directly “to a bank account” in Ukraine but were spent through Pentagon reserves to purchase weapons. Yatsenyuk confirmed this and emphasized that most of the money remained within the U.S. economy.
“70% of these funds remained in the United States. We received weapons and ammunition from your stockpiles. They weren’t new, but we are very grateful to have received these weapons, because they are what enabled us to fight against Russia,” the KSF Chairman emphasized.
Yatsenyuk noted that this aid also strengthened the U.S. economy itself. “You increased the volume of military production. You effectively replenished your military stockpiles. You created more jobs in your country, and I am convinced that you have become stronger,” he said.