“Ukraine reached a preliminary deal with the International Monetary Fund to unlock $27 billion in international aid as U.S. lawmakers passed bills imposing more sanctions on Russians linked to Crimea’s annexation.”  Source: Bloomberg, Mar 27, 2014

$18 billion of that aid package is being anted up by the International Monetary Fund.

Note 1:  The U.S. finances 17.7% of the IMF budget, so U.S. taxpayers are kicking in a cool $3.2 billion in the deal – to ‘bail out’ Ukraine.

It was also announced (NY Times, March 27, 2014):  Congress Approves $1 Billion of Aid for Ukraine

WASHINGTON — The House and the Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to approve a $1 billion aid package for Ukraine….

Total from the U.S. – about $4.2 billion

Note 2:  A significant $2.2 billion from these bailout packages will actually go to pay off some Ukrainian debt to……. Russian natural gas giant, Gazprom.

Gazprom has been playing some ‘hard-ball’ lately when it nearly “doubled the gas price for Ukraine to $485 per 1,000 cubic metres, compared to the $370-$380 it charges Europe on average. Ukraine says the new price is unacceptable and is politically motivated.”  Source:  Ukraine fails to pay for gas on time, debt stands at $2.2-billion: Russia’s Gazprom

U.S. taxpayers to the rescue.  Money to Ukraine.Money to Russia.

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And this raises the question:  How is it that our government will authorize billions of dollars in bailouts to Ukraine to help relieve their Russian debt, while at the same time our government will not consider credit extensions to our own U.S. citizens, providing equally important debt relief for American families?

Wake up, America.

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