US to provide $7 million reconstruction aid to eastern Ukraine

Vice President Joe Biden told Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk on Monday that the United States would provide almost $7 million in reconstruction aid to parts of eastern Ukraine, including $1 million in new support, the White House said.

The aid includes contributions to the Red Cross and UnitedNations High Commissioner for Refugees for medical aid, access  to drinking water, and small rebuilding projects, the White House said.