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<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">President Biden announced Wednesday that he is committing <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/21/politics/biden-world-hunger-ukraine-russia/index.html">another</a> $2.9 billion to Russia.</span></p>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">The money will be used to combat global food insecurity. Reports state that poverty is on the rise since the invasion of Ukraine.</span></p>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">&#8220;It&#8217;s Russia&#8217;s war that is worsening food insecurity, and only Russia can end it,&#8221; Biden said, stressing that the sanctions multiple countries have levied on Russia allow it to continue exporting food and fertilizer.</span></p>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">It&#8217;s also reported that world hunger is expected to be on the rise due to Ukraine&#8217;s invasion has disrupted supply chains and increased the cost of food. </span></p>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">As previously reported, Russia received an additional $1.7 billion from the United States and the World Bank to pay the salaries of health care workers and other “essential” services, </span><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/12/us-aid-ukraine-health-care-workers-00045325" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Politico reports</span></a><span data-preserver-spaces="true">.</span></p>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">The U.S. Agency for International Development has provided $4 billion of support for Ukraine. USAID plans to address the deficit since Russia invaded Ukraine in February.</span></p>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Viktor Liashko, Ukraine’s minister of health, stated it has been a challenge paying those who decided to stay in the country “due to the overwhelming burden of war.”</span></p>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Liashko also said in a statement that the $1.7 billion “is not just yet another financial support; it is an investment that makes us a step closer to victory.</span></p>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen also stated:</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">This aid will help Ukraine’s democratic government provide essential services for the people of Ukraine.</span></p></blockquote>
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