Kyiv and London is hosting the Ukraine recovery conference in London. Read more at straitstimes.com.
LONDON – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he would set out a new assistance package for Ukraine on Wednesday at a conference aimed at encouraging private companies to invest in the country’s reconstruction after Russia’s invasion.
“President Biden said... that we would stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes, and both of our countries are deeply committed to that,” Mr Blinken told a press conference alongside British foreign minister James Cleverly on Tuesday. Both foreign ministers underlined that the conference was focused on encouraging the private sector to use its resources to help speed Ukraine’s reconstruction but that Kyiv had to do its part by pressing on with reform and the world had to figure out a way to offer companies insurance against war damage and destruction.
“Now, the precise details of how we do that, I don’t want to prejudge. The whole point of the next couple of days is that the UK uses its expertise as a global financial services centre, including as a global insurance centre, but also our convening power.”
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