Recently, US President Joe Biden announced a large-scale program to assist displaced people from Ukraine. One of the first to respond to the call of the leader of the nation was the mayor of New York and announced the allocation of $ 2 million for Ukrainians living in the city and fleeing the military aggression of the Russian Federation.. Ukrinform reports on the initiative of Eric Adams.

“New York is home to the largest Ukrainian community in America, and we stand in solidarity with all those affected both here and abroad,” said the mayor of New York. “We are a city of immigrants and are ready with open arms to provide any necessary support to newcomers”.

During the briefing, to which Eric Adams came with a large “Support Ukraine” badge, he told what services the allocated funds would be directed to for Ukrainians.

Monetary assistance is aimed at legal services for Ukrainians, translation services and social issues. Targeted assistance will be coordinated by city agencies and public organizations.

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Oleksiy Golubov, Consul General of Ukraine in New York, believes that the prompt actions of Mayor Adams testify to the serious mood of Americans to help and support Ukrainians more and more actively..

Earlier, the United States introduced the status of temporary protection for citizens of Ukraine. It will allow Ukrainians to stay in the United States for a year and a half with the possibility of applying for a work permit in the country..