Inspectors general from the Pentagon, the U.S. Department of State, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have arrived in Kyiv.
The information was sharedby the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget Brink.
Brink tweeted, “Thrilled to welcome three Inspectors General back to Kyiv… Their meetings with implementers, partners, and the Ukrainian government will enhance oversight and accountability for U.S. assistance to Ukraine.”
In 2023, the Pentagon established a new team to monitor security assistance to Ukraine, amid calls from Republicans to strengthen oversight of how Kyiv uses the funds.
A senior U.S. representative started working in Ukraine in late August 2023, and additional staff were sent to the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv in September.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine stated that it initiated the concept of partner country self-reporting on the end use of aid in the fall of 2023. A joint plan for physical inspections for the first half of 2024 has already been agreed upon.
Earlier, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba stated that assistance to Ukraine from the United States would be provided, and there would be no need to implement the so-called “Plan B.” Additionally, he mentioned the approaching date of February 1, when the European Council is expected to decide on providing macro-financial assistance to Ukraine.
Photo: Bridget Brink/X
