Donor Coordination Platform News Today

In general, there is information that about $280 billion of Russian assets have been arrested in various countries. We don't really know how many assets are frozen yet.

On 14 February, Sweden was welcomed as a new member of the Steering Committee of the Multi-agency Donor Coordination Platform for Ukraine.

The Pentagon cautioned on Tuesday that while there are enough funds for the time being to continue supporting Ukraine, funding could run out without action from Congress. 

The US Department of State has seen that Ukraine has taken aggressive steps to overcome corruption over the past few weeks and urged it to continue. Source: a statement by Matthew Miller, US State Department spokesperson, at a briefing on 2 October Details: Miller said that the issue of corruption was discussed with President Zelenskyy during the visit of Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State, to Kyiv.

Western militaries are running out of ammunition to give to Ukraine — and therefore, production needs to increase, NATO and United Kingdom officials have warned. 

The US is increasingly urging Ukraine to do more to combat governmental corruption, issuing several notices to Kyiv in the last few weeks indicating that certain kinds of US economic aid will be linked to Ukraine’s progress in reforming its institutions, multiple US officials told CNN.

The current format of unrestricted military support for Ukraine, including critical ammunition, weaponry, tanks, and armored vehicles, appears to be drawing

The United States has prepared a confidential version of its strategy to help Ukraine which sees corruption as a real threat. The strategy includes anti-corruption reforms, deoligarchisation, development of the Ukrainian defence industry, transition of the army to NATO standards, and in-depth English language training.

A letter with a broad list of reforms needed to secure future financial assistance was delivered to Ukrainian officials and the multi-agency group coordinating aid from multiple international sources.

A draft of a letter from Washington includes calls for reforms to the judiciary, the Ministry of Defense and the agencies that regulate public enterprises