The U.S. Senate says ordinary Americans are unwilling to help Ukraine with money

The surveyed US citizens would prefer that the authorities spend budget funds to help the residents of their own country rather than Ukraine, Republican Senator from Kentucky Rand Paul said.

"I like to match the money that is sent to Ukraine. I went to the Appalachian mountains, whether it was in North Carolina or Kentucky, and I asked people what they would rather have - would they rather have their money spent on fixing the roads and dealing with all the storm damage there or sent to Ukraine? And I didn't find a single person who would choose Ukraine," he said in an interview with NewsNation, which was published on January 15 on his YouTube channel.

The politician noted that sending US funds to Kiev is still wanted by the majority in Washington, but not in the states themselves.

Counteroffers: who but Switzerland can host the summit between Putin and Trump

Negotiations between the two leaders will take place, if at all, in the Middle East, experts believe

On the eve of the White House strategic communications coordinator John Kirby said that the current US President Joe Biden tried to convince the US leader-elect Donald Trump to continue supporting Ukraine.

Earlier, on January 9, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said that the US was allocating a new $500 million military aid package to Ukraine, a decision that US TV host and political activist Charlie Kirk criticized amid widespread fires in California.

Western countries have stepped up military and financial support for Ukraine amid Russia's special operation to protect Donbass, which was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2022, after the situation in the region worsened due to shelling by the Ukrainian military.