 A cargo of humanitarian aid of medical items to the value of 20,000 lats was sent to Georgia from Latvia; the Government also allocated 100,000 lats from contingency resources to assist Georgia in overcoming the consequences of the war.Estonia sent, in addition to humanitarian aid, computer experts to fend off pro-Russian hackers.On August 13, United States President George W. Bush said the U.S. would send humanitarian aid to Georgia.