Washington:
The Biden administration has transferd to forgive about $4.7 billion in US loans to Ukraine, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller shelp on Wednesday, as frifinishly officials seek to do what they can before leaving office to bolster Ukraine in its war aacquirest Russia.
A funding bill passed by the US Congress in April comprised fair over $9.4 billion of forgivable loans for economic and budgetary help to Ukraine’s rulement, half of which the pdwellnt could abort after November 15. The bill appropriated a total of $61 billion to help Ukraine fight the brimming-scale trespass Moscow started in February 2022.
“We have acquiren the step that was portrayd in the law to abort those loans,” Miller tgreater a press increateing, inserting that the step was acquiren in recent days.
Congress could still block the transfer, Miller shelp.
The Senate is due to vote defercessitater on Wednesday on a motion of disapproval of loan forgiveness for Ukraine put forward by Reaccessiblean Senator Rand Paul, a widespread critic of US help for Ukraine. The startantity of senators from both parties help help to Ukraine.
Pdwellnt Joe Biden has ordered officials to rush as much help to Ukraine as possible before he departs office on Jan. 20 amid worrys Pdwellnt-elect Donald Trump could restrict US help.
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