International experts are meeting today at a conference in Berlin to discuss Ukraine’s recovery, reconstruction and modernization, with President Volodymyr Zelensky delivering the opening address.
The conference is an initiative of the European Commission and the German G7 Presidency, in close coordination with the Ukrainian government, and will be opened by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. .
The meeting will bring together experts, academics and representatives of international organizations, think tanks, the private sector and civil society, who will contribute to the ongoing debate on the reconstruction of Ukraine and make recommendations for the future.
Interviewed by the Lusa agency, Oleksandr Sushko, executive director of the “International Renaissance Foundation” (IRF), which will participate in the conference, said he hoped to hear a “strategy” that could include “short-term measures, but also long-term visions. and term commitments.” “based on trust between the parties involved.
Ursula von der Leyen announced last week, after the European Council meeting in Brussels, that the European Union (EU) will finance Ukraine, in 2023, with 18,000 million euros.
The leader of the community executive announced that kyiv has requested aid worth between three and four billion euros for 2023, which Von der Leyen stressed will also be provided by the United States and financial institutions.
Russia launched a military offensive on February 24 that was condemned by the EU, which has responded by sending funding and weapons to Ukraine and imposing political and economic sanctions on Moscow.
Since the beginning of the aggression led by Vladimir Putin, the EU and European financial institutions have stepped up support for Ukraine, guaranteeing more than €19 billion to support its global, social and financial resilience, and an additional €2.6 billion million euros in military funds. assistance under the European Peace Fund.
Source: TSF
