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Biden administration thanks Saudi Arabia for recent Ukraine aid pledge
The Biden administration on Monday thanked Saudi Arabia for its recent pledge of $400 million in assistance for Ukraine, which has been battling a Russian invasion since last year.
Saudi Arabia and Ukraine signed an agreement on Sunday that will see Kyiv get $100 million in humanitarian aid and the financing of $300 million worth of oil derivatives as a grant from Riyadh.
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Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan led a delegation to Kyiv over the weekend where he was received by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“We welcome the visit made yesterday by Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister and senior Saudi humanitarian and energy officials to Kyiv for meetings with President Zelenskyy… and the rest of his leadership team,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said.
Saudi Arabia was one of several Arab nations to vote to condemn Russia’s invasion at the UN last week.
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