US sending Ukraine another $1 billion, Janet Yellen says in Kyiv

KYIV: The United States is transferring an additional $1 billion to Ukraine as it fights to resist Russia’s invasion, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday.
On a trip to Kyiv following US President Joe Biden’s surprise visit last week, Yellen met with President Volodymyr Zelensky and announced the transfer of “an additional amount of over $1.2 billion” to the Ukrainian government.
This would be the first tranche of about $10 billion the US will provide in the coming months, she…