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People who fled the war in Ukraine rest inside an indoor sports stadium being used as a refugee centre, in the village of Medyka, a border crossing between Poland and Ukraine, on March 15, 2022
LESS than a third of British humanitarian aid pledged to Ukraine has reached the country so far, prompting criticism of ministers’ slow progress to deliver the much-needed funds.
International development committee chairwoman Sarah Champion said she was “shocked and disappointed” after Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said that the government had delivered just £58.1 million of aid out of the £220m promised.
The figure was disclosed by Ms Truss in a letter to Ms Champion, published today, in response to her ongoing concerns about the progress of aid delivery to Ukraine.
Washington plays innocent bystander while pouring weapons and intelligence into Ukraine, just as it enables the Gaza genocide — but every US escalation leaves Ukraine weaker than the neutrality deal rejected in 2022, argue MEDEA BENJAMIN and NICOLAS JS DAVIES
