Ukraine has sharply reduced spending on lobbying in the United States: Details and analysis

According to OpendataMedia, in 2023, Ukraine spent only $367 thousand on lobbying its interests in the United States. This is a significant change compared to the first year after the start of the full-scale invasion, when spending amounted to almost $5 million, a 93% decrease.

Since 2015, Ukraine's average annual lobbying expenditures in the United States have been approximately $270,000, with the exception of 2020, when lobbying spending was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2022, the largest funders of Ukraine's efforts to strengthen its position in the United States were the government, which spent more than $3 million, and the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, which allocated almost $2 million for this purpose.

According to a representative of OpendataMedia, "last year, Ukraine lobbied for its interests in America and the Mission of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, spending a little over $50,000."

Currently, there are 504 active lobbying companies in the United States, and a total of 6,772 such companies are registered in the United States.

According to the report, before the war began, Russia invested approximately $38 million annually in lobbying for its interests in the United States, but in 2022, these costs decreased by more than ten times, although they remained significantly higher than Ukrainian costs.