The United States of America is currently not sufficiently prepared to conduct military operations of the scale and nature that are currently taking place during the confrontation between Ukraine and Russia. This was stated by the famous American philanthropist and head of the charitable organization Howard Graham Buffett, whose foundation became the largest private donor for Ukrainian society during the full-scale invasion, Suspilne reports..

USA vs Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The American figure was quite critical of his state’s ability to withstand the latest security threats. In his opinion, the US defense sector was exposed to the technological breakthrough that this war demonstrated.

“We are not ready to deal with the emerging threat of drones, and we need to learn this from Ukraine,” Buffett emphasized.

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He is deeply convinced that the outcome of the Russian-Ukrainian war will have colossal consequences not only for the direct participants or the European continent. This is about a fundamental impact on the safety of future generations around the world..

Record private assistance.

During the great war, Howard Buffett's charitable foundation allocated more than $1.3 billion to support Ukrainians.. This indicator allowed the fund to outstrip even some individual countries of the European Union in terms of investment in reconstruction, securing its status as the absolute leader among American and European humanitarian organizations.

This year the organization plans to invest several hundred million dollars more. Funding will be distributed in the following key areas:.

accelerating the pace of humanitarian demining;

prompt restoration of destroyed critical infrastructure;

targeted support for farmers and the agricultural sector;

comprehensive assistance to Ukrainian military personnel with severe wounds;

social and safety programs for children.

The head of the fund noted that the activities in Ukraine are fundamentally different from all previous international projects of his team. If in other parts of the planet philanthropists had enough time to deeply study the problems, plan and gradually implement them, now they have to work in conditions of emergency crisis response.

“Here we react to events that are happening right now. We can't plan this in advance.. “We haven’t made investments of this kind before,” Buffett explains.. - For example, here we are building a bridge and bomb shelters - for the first time. We don't usually do this."

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Security guarantees.

The philanthropist stressed that Washington is obliged to take part in the formation of reliable security guarantees for Ukraine after the end of hostilities. Despite the complex internal political processes in America, which sometimes lead to contradictory results, society is clearly aware of the reality of the threats.

According to Buffett, Americans understand that Russia is the enemy, and the Ukrainian people today defend their freedom and democratic values \u200b\u200bin the same way as the United States did more than 250 years ago (during the American Revolutionary War).

Commenting on his contribution to supporting Ukraine, the businessman recalled the philosophical statement of his father, multi-billionaire Warren Buffett. With a fortune exceeding $300 billion, he once noted that the real measure of a person’s success in life is not monetary assets, but the number of loved ones who are sincerely ready to protect and shelter him in case of mortal danger. It is in such critical conditions that true friendship, respect and mutual trust crystallize.

Howard Buffett expressed absolute confidence that after a large-scale recovery, Ukraine will have every chance to become one of the leading countries in the European space, significantly enriching it with its unique experience and advanced innovations.

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