These funds are considered separate from the assistance previously provided by Ottawa to Kyiv for military and humanitarian support.
Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, at a meeting of G7 finance ministers and central bankers in Germany on Friday, May 20, announced the provision of an additional $ 200 million in financial assistance to Ukraine, the letter of the press service of his department.
“Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has announced an additional 250 million Canadian dollars (about 210 million US dollars – ed.) To Ukraine through the IMF -supervised account. These funds are considered apart from substantial assistance previously provided for military and humanitarian support, as well as relocation activities, ”the statement said.
As indicated, with the new aid package, the total amount provided by Canada to Ukraine this year has exceeded $ 1.5 billion.
In addition, Freeland reiterated that, together with partners, he will do everything so that the Russian authorities can answer their crimes against Ukraine.
As reported, following the meeting of G7 ministers in the German city of Koenigswinter, the G7 countries decided to allocate $ 19.8 billion to Ukraine.
Donor countries transferred 504 million euros to Ukraine
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Source: korrespondent
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