A newly aired "60 Minutes" segment entitled The unexpected way American tax dollars are being used in Ukraine has uncovered that the US government is paying the salaries of some 57,000 Ukrainian civic services personnel.
We discovered the U.S. government's buying seeds and fertilizer for Ukrainian farmers and covering the salaries of Ukraine's first responders - all 57,000 of them.
Political commentator Collin Rugg has noted in relation to the potential government shutdown looming for Oct. 1st: "Yes, your tax dollars will be used to fund Ukrainian salaries while American citizens are forced to wait for their pay while the government remains closed," he said on X. Rugg is referencing the fact that the Biden administration and Pentagon have declared that Ukraine aid will remain exempt from any potential government shutdown.
This means Ukrainian salaries will still be paid, even while federal employees aren't, in the event of a shutdown.
A fresh Newsweek headline: US Will Pay Salaries to Thousands of Ukrainians During Government Shutdown.... "US taxpayers will pay the salaries of thousands of Ukrainians, even as the country faces a government shutdown at the end of September."
As noted above, this is more like tens of thousands of Ukrainian salaries.
The late senator is revered in Ukraine because he pushed the U.S. government to start sending arms to the country... back in 2014.
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