if ukraine is going to attract the investment, it s going to need the investment it s going to need notjust from governments, notjust from internationalfinancial institutions, but from the private sector. the private sector, it has to build the best possible environment to attract that investment. well some of that extra funding could come from the european union. the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, has asked eu member states to provide 55 billion dollars to support ukraine over the next four years. she said that this reserve would allow brussels to calibrate its financial support depending on the situation on the ground. let s bring in amanda and peter. in many ways, this is a positive sign, looking at life after the war. , but perhaps some of it seems premature? i think it is a rather well timed. as you say, it looks beyond the immediate offensive towards the huge task of reconstructing ukraine, hopefully when some kind of peace is reached. i think, hop
a new assistance package for ukraine promises us secretary of state antony blinken on the same day as the european commission s ursula von der leyen pleads with member states for $55 billion dollars in financial support for the war torn country. fresh from his trip to china, us secretary of state antony blinken turns his attention to ukraine as he meets uk officials in london ahead of a two day conference focused on ukraine s post war recovery. today he met with his uk counterpart, foreign secretaryjames cleverley and the pair restated their commitment to supporting ukraine. we are in full alignment. ensuring ukraine s future as a secure, sovereign, independent nation demands not only providing for its security, but also for its economy, its democracy and its full integration into europe.