Ex-New York Governor Pataki returns to Ukraine with heating units, asks for more US help
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Former Governor George Pataki delivered high-powered heating units to Ukraine last week – and is urging the Biden administration to step up US aid to the nation in its war with Russia.
“Every time we go there, we hope to see this massive help in Ukraine,” Pataki told the Post in a call from Hungary.
“They need more.”
The ex-New York chief said he took matters into his own hands, traveling with Ambassador Earle Mack of the non-profit foundation Appeal of Conscience to Ukraine on his fifth trip to the country.
The couple led a delegation that delivered 15 large, industrial-sized heating units that can serve up to 10 families each, thanks to donations from ACF and support from the George Pataki Leadership Center.
“We will continue to do everything we can to help the Ukrainian people. The federal government has spent billions in humanitarian aid for Ukraine, but this is our fifth trip to Ukraine since the war began and we haven’t seen a penny of US humanitarian aid,” he said. -he declares.
The Biden administration has committed more than $18 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Russia has targeted Ukraine’s power grid, causing frequent blackouts and blackouts across the country. Pataki said after speaking to Ukrainian officials – including Olena Zelenska, the wife of President Volodymyr Zelensky – that he decided to make the trip to deliver the heaters.
Pataki said the group’s schedule was forced to change when it was delayed by a power outage on Thursday at the Luzhanka border between Ukraine and Hungary. He said air raid sirens sounded during the attempted crossing.
The former governor decided to make the trip to deliver the radiators.
Fifteen large, industrial-sized heating units have the capacity to service up to 10 families each.
Pataki helped Ukrainian refugees find temporary accommodation in Hungary.
The group met with Hungarian Consul General to Ukraine Alexandra Csizmadia and traveled to Berehove, Ukraine to hand over the donated generators – and returned to the United States on Friday.
Pataki helped Ukrainian refugees find temporary accommodation in Hungary, where his paternal grandparents were from.
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