Ukraine says Qatar will give $100M in humanitarian support throughout ongoing warfare with Russia

KYIV, July 28 – Qatar will present Ukraine with $100 million in humanitarian support to help well being, training and demining, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal mentioned on Friday.

He made the announcement after talks with visiting Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, who additionally mentioned world meals safety and the expired Black Sea grain take care of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

“This cash can be channelled for reconstruction within the well being and training sectors, humanitarian de-mining, and different vital social and humanitarian initiatives,” Shmyhal instructed a briefing.

Shmyhal mentioned he and Sheikh Mohammed, who can be overseas minister, had mentioned Ukraine’s peace system – a 10-point peace plan aimed toward ending Russia’s war on Ukraine that requires nuclear, power and meals safety, and the restoration of Ukraine’s worldwide borders.

Shmyhal additionally thanked Qatar for its readiness to mediate in efforts to repatriate 1000’s of Ukrainian kids taken to Russia since Moscow’s invasion.

Moscow says it desires to guard orphans and youngsters deserted within the battle zone. Ukraine says many kids have been illegally deported, and the US says 1000’s of youngsters have been forcibly faraway from their properties.

Zelenskiy mentioned his personal assembly with the Qatari prime minister had been “significant” and that funding by the Gulf state in Ukraine’s reconstruction had been on the agenda.

He mentioned on the Telegram messaging app that their talks included dialogue of the way to proceed the protected functioning of the Black Sea grain hall permitting shipments of Ukrainian grain by way of the Black Sea, however gave no particulars.

The hall, established underneath a deal brokered by Turkey and the United Nations in July 2022, has not been working since Russia withdrew from the settlement on July 17.

Reporting by Olena Harmash, Modifying by Timothy Heritage