Rebuilding Ukraine is a “common task” of the democratic world, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday during opening remarks at the “Ukraine Recovery Conference” in Lugano, Switzerland – a two-day conference that aims to set a road map for reconstruction. of Ukraine after the Russian invasion. “Ukraine’s reconstruction is not a local task. It is not a task of one nation, but a common task of the entire democratic world, of all countries that can say they are civilized,” Zelensky said in the virtual speech. The Ukrainian president also said that restoring his country means restoring the principle of life, “restoring the space of life, restoring everything that makes people human.” This reconstruction also entails “an opportunity for our countries, our companies and our experts to show why freedom is stronger than any tyranny,” he added. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Monday that the European Union has proposed the creation of a reconstruction platform to help the Ukrainian government rebuild the country after the war with Russia. “The European Commission proposed to the government of Ukraine to create a reconstruction platform to map investment needs, coordinate action, channel resources and, of course, support an ambitious reform agenda,” Von der Leyen said during the inaugurations. ceremony of the conference on the recovery of Ukraine. “This platform will be the place to formulate strategic directions and priorities for our joint work,” he added. Von der Leyen also said the platform would “focus on future reconstruction, moving towards climate neutrality, embracing the digital decade [and] building a social market economy that leaves no one behind.” He went on to say that the Kremlin’s goal is to “undermine the very existence of Ukraine as a state”, the country’s “military, political and economic destruction” and that the European Union “will never let that happen”. Von der Leyen added that the EU has already mobilized 6.2 billion euros in financial support and that “more must come and more will come.” Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmykhal reiterated the need for financial aid in his speech at the conference, saying the country’s recovery plan would cost about $750 billion. Shmyhal said seized Russian assets should be a key source of funding. “Who should pay for the already estimated $750 billion recovery plan? We believe that the main source of recovery should be the seized assets of Russia and Russian oligarchs. The Russian authorities unleashed this bloody war. They caused this massive disaster and should be held accountable for it,” Shmyhal said during the conference, adding that “Russia’s frozen assets, according to various estimates, range from $300 billion to $500 billion.” According to the Ukrainian Prime Minister, other sources of funding for the recovery plan should include grants and soft loans from international financial organizations and partner countries, private sector investments and off-budget contributions from individuals and companies, as well as own budget funds Ukrainian. The prime minister also said that Ukraine’s direct infrastructure losses amount to more than $100 billion. “More than 1,200 educational institutions, more than 200 hospitals, thousands of kilometers of natural gas pipelines, water and electricity network, roads and railways were damaged or destroyed,” Schmihal said.
title: “Russian Cosmonauts Pose With Flags Of Occupied Donbas Regions On The International Space Station " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-20” author: “Douglass Thompson”
Rebuilding Ukraine is a “common task” of the democratic world, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday during opening remarks at the “Ukraine Recovery Conference” in Lugano, Switzerland – a two-day conference that aims to set a road map for reconstruction. of Ukraine after the Russian invasion. “Ukraine’s reconstruction is not a local task. It is not a task of one nation, but a common task of the entire democratic world, of all countries that can say they are civilized,” Zelensky said in the virtual speech. The Ukrainian president also said that restoring his country means restoring the principle of life, “restoring the space of life, restoring everything that makes people human.” This reconstruction also entails “an opportunity for our countries, our companies and our experts to show why freedom is stronger than any tyranny,” he added. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Monday that the European Union has proposed the creation of a reconstruction platform to help the Ukrainian government rebuild the country after the war with Russia. “The European Commission proposed to the government of Ukraine to create a reconstruction platform to map investment needs, coordinate action, channel resources and, of course, support an ambitious reform agenda,” Von der Leyen said during the inaugurations. ceremony of the conference on the recovery of Ukraine. “This platform will be the place to formulate strategic directions and priorities for our joint work,” he added. Von der Leyen also said the platform would “focus on future reconstruction, moving towards climate neutrality, embracing the digital decade [and] building a social market economy that leaves no one behind.” He went on to say that the Kremlin’s goal is to “undermine the very existence of Ukraine as a state”, the country’s “military, political and economic destruction” and that the European Union “will never let that happen”. Von der Leyen added that the EU has already mobilized 6.2 billion euros in financial support and that “more must come and more will come.” Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmykhal reiterated the need for financial aid in his speech at the conference, saying the country’s recovery plan would cost about $750 billion. Shmyhal said seized Russian assets should be a key source of funding. “Who should pay for the already estimated $750 billion recovery plan? We believe that the main source of recovery should be the seized assets of Russia and Russian oligarchs. The Russian authorities unleashed this bloody war. They caused this massive disaster and should be held accountable for it,” Shmyhal said during the conference, adding that “Russia’s frozen assets, according to various estimates, range from $300 billion to $500 billion.” According to the Ukrainian Prime Minister, other sources of funding for the recovery plan should include grants and soft loans from international financial organizations and partner countries, private sector investments and off-budget contributions from individuals and companies, as well as own budget funds Ukrainian. The prime minister also said that Ukraine’s direct infrastructure losses amount to more than $100 billion. “More than 1,200 educational institutions, more than 200 hospitals, thousands of kilometers of natural gas pipelines, water and electricity networks, roads and railways were destroyed or damaged,” Schmihal said.
