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Posted on: November 25, 2019 at 11:15:38 CT
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god damn sal. I know you love your terrible sources but goodness.
There’s no proof that U.S. aid money went to Burisma
Hilton’s first claim — that U.S. aid dollars sent to Ukraine under Biden’s supervision went toward Burisma, where Biden’s son Hunter was a board member — is unsubstantiated, experts told us.
"It’s indisputable that aid went to Ukraine's energy sector," Fox News said in its statement. "No one knows how much, if any, Burisma specifically got as that has not been reported. It’s about investigating possible corruption and exposing it."
Trump and his allies have charged, without evidence, that Biden forced Ukraine to remove its lead prosecutor in order to protect his son from a then-dormant investigation into Burisma. The idea that Biden actively funnelled money to Burisma is also baseless, experts said.
"I can see no way that USAID money has gone to Burisma," said Anders Åslund, a resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council.
"I am not aware of Burisma receiving any U.S. funds," added Yoshiko Herrera, professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who previously headed the university’s center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia.
Ukraine has been a leading recipient of foreign aid since Russia’s 2014 invasion, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. Data from the United States Agency for International Development indicates that the United States disbursed about $1.28 billion to Ukraine between 2014 and 2016, with roughly $53 million going to its energy department.
The United States also sent separate $1 billion loan guarantees in 2014, 2015 and 2016. And a 2014 law authorized $50 million to be sent between 2016 and 2018.
But the context is critical. After Russia invaded in 2014, the international community stepped in to bolster the new western-leaning government.
Money directed to Ukraine’s energy sector was to help Ukraine scale back its dependence on Russia for energy sources by making it more energy efficient, according to the Congressional Research Service, which noted that the United States provided "technical assistance."
To that end, the 2014 law authorizing additional funds took specific steps toward "helping Ukraine reduce its dependence on natural gas imported from the Russian Federation."
A November 2014 White House fact sheet said the United States was working with international donors to help Ukraine boost energy efficiency and supporting Ukraine’s efforts to enhance energy production and restructure its state-owned gas company, Naftogaz, among other things.
There’s no evidence that any of this aid or support went directly to Burisma, nor is there evidence that Joe Biden worked to guide it there.
"All this money went to the Ukrainian government," Åslund said. "None of it went to Burisma."
There’s no proof that U.S. aid money went to Burisma
Hilton’s first claim — that U.S. aid dollars sent to Ukraine under Biden’s supervision went toward Burisma, where Biden’s son Hunter was a board member — is unsubstantiated, experts told us.
"It’s indisputable that aid went to Ukraine's energy sector," Fox News said in its statement. "No one knows how much, if any, Burisma specifically got as that has not been reported. It’s about investigating possible corruption and exposing it."
Trump and his allies have charged, without evidence, that Biden forced Ukraine to remove its lead prosecutor in order to protect his son from a then-dormant investigation into Burisma. The idea that Biden actively funnelled money to Burisma is also baseless, experts said.
"I can see no way that USAID money has gone to Burisma," said Anders Åslund, a resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council.
"I am not aware of Burisma receiving any U.S. funds," added Yoshiko Herrera, professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who previously headed the university’s center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia.
Ukraine has been a leading recipient of foreign aid since Russia’s 2014 invasion, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. Data from the United States Agency for International Development indicates that the United States disbursed about $1.28 billion to Ukraine between 2014 and 2016, with roughly $53 million going to its energy department.
The United States also sent separate $1 billion loan guarantees in 2014, 2015 and 2016. And a 2014 law authorized $50 million to be sent between 2016 and 2018.
But the context is critical. After Russia invaded in 2014, the international community stepped in to bolster the new western-leaning government.
Money directed to Ukraine’s energy sector was to help Ukraine scale back its dependence on Russia for energy sources by making it more energy efficient, according to the Congressional Research Service, which noted that the United States provided "technical assistance."
To that end, the 2014 law authorizing additional funds took specific steps toward "helping Ukraine reduce its dependence on natural gas imported from the Russian Federation."
A November 2014 White House fact sheet said the United States was working with international donors to help Ukraine boost energy efficiency and supporting Ukraine’s efforts to enhance energy production and restructure its state-owned gas company, Naftogaz, among other things.
There’s no evidence that any of this aid or support went directly to Burisma, nor is there evidence that Joe Biden worked to guide it there.
"All this money went to the Ukrainian government," Åslund said. "None of it went to Burisma."
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Are you talking about this OANN report from TODAY? - MrBlueSky MU - 11/25 11:15:38