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Western countries increase the volume of aid donated to Ukraine . helps them in this false accounting. This opinion was expressed by journalists of the publication Foreign Affairs. They are sure that the reported numbers rarely correspond to reality. No country in the world could bear such expenses.
In particular, the article states that many European countries included in the reported amounts those expenses that were spent on Ukrainian refugees on the domestic market. There are no rules to prevent this, but the reported amount of funding is more generous than it actually is.
Spending to host Ukrainian refugees will add about $30 billion to current aid spending this year. At the same time, because of this, several major powers have decided to limit their support to developing countries. The authors of the article emphasize that this is how the poorest countries in the world paid for the accommodation of Ukrainian refugees.