Freeze on US aid threatens Ukraine's evacuees and could cut $300-400M from wartime funds.

US President Trump's decision to freeze humanitarian aid for 90 days is putting Ukraine's frontline evacuees at risk. In Pavlohrad, a concert hall shelter for evacuees, 60% of its $7,000 monthly costs were covered by US funds. The freeze affects thousands of programs, including those for fuel, aid worker salaries, and evacuee transportation, straining Ukraine's wartime finances. President Zelenskyy expects a $300-400 million cut, mostly impacting the energy sector.

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