Simon Pidoux News Today

Leaders from dozens of countries, international organizations and the private sector convened in Switzerland on Monday to draft a "Marshall Plan" to rebuild

Leaders from dozens of countries and international organizations will meet on July 4 in the Swiss town of Lugano, where they aim to hash out a roadmap for Ukraine's reconstruction as Russia's war efforts continue to rage.

Leaders from dozens of countries, international organisations and the private sector gathered in Switzerland Monday to hash out a "Marshall Plan" to rebuild war-ravaged Ukraine.

Lugano (Switzerland) (AFP), Jul 4 - Leaders from dozens of countries, international organisations and the private sector gathered in Switzerland Monday to - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke

Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities

Speaking at the opening of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Switzerland, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal described the massive destruction and acknowledged the needs were towering.

Ukraine told an international conference Monday that it will cost an estimated $750 billion to rebuild the war-shattered country, a task President Volodymyr Zelensky said was the shared duty of the democratic world.

Ukraine's forces have withdrawn from the bombed-out city of Lysychansk, prompting Russia to claim full control of the eastern Luhansk region. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed to regain the lost territory.

How to set Ukraine on the path to recovery is the focus of a major international conference hosted by Switzerland in Lugano in early July.