Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal warned of a “new migratory tsunami” if Russia continues its attacks on his country’s civilian infrastructure, in an interview to be published on Sunday.
A potential “planned humanitarian disaster” by Russia
Denys Chmygal, who will attend the German-Ukrainian economic forum in Berlin on Monday, accused Moscow of wanting to “plunge Ukraine into a humanitarian catastrophe”, according to excerpts from his interview with the German Sunday newspaper. Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (FAS), communicated in advance.
“If there is no more power, electricity and water in Ukraine, it can trigger a new migratory tsunami,” he said.
Russia wants to “give Ukraine a cold winter, in which people could literally freeze to death. This could lead to a planned humanitarian catastrophe, the likes of which Europe has not seen since World War II,” he said and warned.
Damage estimated at “more than 750 billion dollars”
The Ukrainian prime minister is due to have a bilateral meeting on Monday in Berlin with Olaf Scholz and participate with the German chancellor in an economic forum that will bring together representatives of German and Ukrainian companies.
In his interview at FASDenys Schmyhal also called on Berlin to deliver new ammunition to Ukraine in the coming days to repel Russian airstrikes.
For the reconstruction of Ukraine, Schmyhal wants to use frozen Russian assets abroad. Damage from Russia’s attack now stands at “more than $750 billion,” he said.
At the same time, there are frozen Russian assets worth between $300 billion and $500 billion, he noted. “We should develop a mechanism to confiscate Russian assets,” she said.
Zelensky calls to support Ukraine “for a long time”
After Monday’s German-Ukrainian economic forum, where President Volodymyr Zelensky will deliver a video address, an international conference for the reconstruction of Ukraine will also take place in Berlin on Tuesday.
“We are going to have to invest a lot” for the reconstruction of Ukraine, said Chancellor Scholz, in his weekly podcast published this Saturday.
“Ukraine cannot do it alone, nor can the EU do it alone. Only the international community, which currently supports Ukraine, can do it. And it must do it for a long time,” he said.
Source: BFM TV
