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We want Ukraine to win and we’re fully committed to keep marshaling the support that it needs for its brave defenders and citizens to do just that.
Our support for Ukraine will not wane
Support for Ukraine will endure because it doesn’t depend on any one country. The United States and the United Kingdom are united in support of Ukraine and its success, along with dozens of other countries, including the coalition of more than 50 countries that have provided more than $100 billion in security aid to Ukraine since February of 2022.
Our collective message to Putin is clear: Our support will not wane; our unity will not break. Putin will not outlast the coalition of countries committed to Ukraine’s success, and he is certainly not going to outlast the Ukrainian people. They’ve never wavered in their belief that they and they alone will decide their future.
 Secretary Blinken, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, and UK Foreign Secretary Lammy hold a joint press availability in Kyiv.
More than $700 million in new U.S. funding to support Ukraine
We’re again seeing Putin dust off his winter playbook, targeting Ukrainian energy and electricity systems to weaponize the cold against the Ukrainian people.
In Kyiv, I announced more than $700 million in new assistance to continue to support Ukraine and its people against Russia’s war of aggression. This assistance will support Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, provide vital humanitarian assistance, and support demining operations.
We’re working with urgency to continue to ensure that Ukraine has what it needs to defend itself.
We continue to support Ukrainians whose lives have been shattered by this war and encourage additional donors to support the urgent humanitarian needs in Ukraine and the region.
Ukraine will keep moving forward
Ukraine has made remarkable progress on each of its key goals since I last visited in May. Now, more work needs to be done on reform. Ukraine needs to assure investors in businesses that they’re treated fairly and don’t have to compete in a gray market. Ukraine needs institutions that are independent, effective, and free from political interference.
Ukraine is pursuing these reforms because they are in Ukraine’s best interest. It is what the Ukrainian people want. It is also essential as Ukraine moves down the path to the European Union and to NATO.
The enduring commitment of the Ukrainian people is one of the main reasons that we’re confident Ukraine will keep moving forward. No matter how great the obstacles thrown in their way, Ukrainians have demonstrated time and again that nothing can stand in the way of a people committed to shaping their own future.
Slava Ukraini.
Sincerely,
 Secretary Antony J. Blinken
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