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- ºÚÁÏÉçÇøâ€™s FM meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
- Riyadh has announced $400 million in humanitarian aid for Ukraine
RIYADH: The US has welcomed ºÚÁÏÉçÇøâ€™s announcement the Kingdom will provide $400 million worth of humanitarian aid to Ukraine, the White House’s national security spokesman John Kirby said on Monday.
ºÚÁÏÉçÇøâ€™s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and top Ukrainian officials in a visit to Kyiv on Sunday.
The aid is an implementation of the pledge made by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in October 2022 on providing an additional humanitarian aid package to Ukraine.
The agreement includes a joint cooperation program to provide humanitarian assistance to Ukraine worth $100 million.
It also includes the financing of oil derivatives worth $300 million as a grant submitted by the government of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø through the Saudi Fund for Development.