BRUSSELS (dpa-AFX) – The EU Commission is increasing humanitarian aid for people affected by the war in Ukraine by a further 148 million euros. The money should keep Ukrainians warm in “this harsh winter,” Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote on Platform X. In addition, the economy should be kept running so that the country can concentrate on its fight for survival.
According to the Commission, 140 million euros of the new aid funds are intended for humanitarian projects in Ukraine. The funds are intended for food, shelter and clean water. The remaining eight million euros will be made available for humanitarian projects in the Republic of Moldova. There are numerous Ukrainian refugees there. In total, humanitarian aid for Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression amounts to more than 1.1 billion euros./svv/DP/nas