International donors raise USD6.5B for Ukraine in Warsaw

Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki, while announcing the results of the Donors’ Conference for Ukraine, voiced the amount raised, declared by foreign governments, international organizations, and private corporations, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"I have just received information on the final amount and I am very happy to announce that we have all raised USD6.5 billion,” said the Polish Prime Minister as the news was greeted by a round of applause from those attending the event.

He urged the participants to continue supporting Ukraine and the Ukrainian Heroes, who are now guarding Europe.

As Ukrinform reported, the High-Level International Donors’ Conference for Ukraine is taking place in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, May 5. Initiated by Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki and Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson, the conference is set to raise funds for the mounting humanitarian needs of Ukraine. Poland and Sweden thus seek to mobilize substantial pledges to support the UN humanitarian response in Ukraine and to discuss further steps toward supporting Ukraine’s efforts to handle the economic challenges created by the war. The partners of the event are President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council Charles Michel.