Ukrainian Premier Sees US Aid Coming as Early as This Month

  • Military initially called for up to 500,000 new recruits
  • Shmyhal expects US funding to arrive as soon as this month
WATCH: Denys Shmyhal signals he expects positive news on the $60 billion US funding “this month, or maximum next month.”Source: Bloomberg
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Ukraine’s prime minister said blocked US funding could arrive as soon as this month – and that the scope of recruiting fresh troops for the front line may be fewer than the half-million initially backed by the military.

As more than $60 billion in funding is held up by House Republicans in Washington, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal — saying Ukrainian officials are in “active dialog” with Congress members from both parties — signaled he expects positive news “this month, or maximum next month.”