Only $22M? Honestly, for how we've already fucked up Ukraine, that's surprisingly low.

Well I guess that doesn't include the cost of all the military hardware, operational training and general economic aid we've also given them.

Best part:

The National Endowment for Democracy was set up in 1983 by the Reagan administration after a series of public scandals had seriously undermined both the credibility and the public image of the CIA. That the organization was established and continues to function as a cutout group doing much of the agency’s dirtiest work is not in question. “It would be terrible for democratic groups around the world to be seen as subsidized by the CIA,”

Reminds me of the boardroom meme:

Manager: "People don't trust the CIA anymore. What should we do?"

Staffer1: "Rename the CIA to something else!"

Staffer2: "Kill those criticizing the CIA!"

Staffer3: "Just stop having the CIA overthrow democratically elected governments?"

Manager throws staffer3 out the window