French President Pledges Another $132M in Aid for Ukraine

Tue Dec 13 2022
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MONITORING DESK

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday announced another €125 million ($132 million) in assistance for Ukraine.

While speaking at a donor conference for Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron said that his country has already provided €151.5 million in aid to Ukraine since the war between Kyiv and Moscow started in February 2022.

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French President for coordination mechanism

He announced an additional support package of €125 million – in which €48.5 million would be spent on humanitarian matters and €76.5 million would be spent on energy needs.

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The French President said that a coordination mechanism for international aid to Ukraine would also be implemented. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal also attended the donor conference, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy participated via video link.

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