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WORLD BANK / UKRAINE PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY
STORY: WORLD BANK / UKRAINE PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY
TRT: 3:39
SOURCE: WORLD BANK GROUP
RESTRICTIONS: NO RESTRICTIONS
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 12 OCTOBER 2022, WASHINGTON DC, USA
1. Various shots, global finance ministers and delegates at the Ukraine Ministerial Roundtable
2. SOUNDBITE (English interpretation) Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President, Ukraine:
“Our joint collaboration is bringing this moment the victory of Ukraine, and the more assistance Ukraine gets now, the sooner will come to an end to the Russian war. And the sooner, the more reliably we will guarantee that such a cruel war will not spread into other countries.”
3. Various shots, global finance ministers and delegates at the Ukraine Ministerial Roundtable
4. SOUNDBITE (English interpretation) Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President, Ukraine:
“Every specific step in helping Ukraine is a real reduction of Russian aggression, and I would like to propose to you three such steps first I believe it would be useful if we created a coordination format for financial support of Ukraine, similar to what was created in Rammstein for defense support.”
5. Various shots, global finance ministers and delegates at the Ukraine Ministerial Roundtable
6. SOUNDBITE (English) David Malpass, President, World Bank Group:
“After eight months of war, the Ukrainian people and their leaders remain determined and resilient. I am horrified by Russia's actions, the loss of lives and livelihoods, and the economic turmoil The war has unleashed. recovery and reconstruction are massive, and we've been discussing that today. We work closely as an international group to prepare for the reconstruction efforts.”
7. Various shots, global finance ministers and delegates at the Ukraine Ministerial Roundtable
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, United States:
“Now, donors need to keep stepping up. The United States recently reaffirmed our commitment to Ukraine through congressional approval of another four and a half billion dollars in grant assistance, which will begin to disperse in the coming weeks. And that's in addition to the eight and a half billion in grants already be dispersed. I would like to thank the World Bank for facilitating these disbursements. We welcome the efforts of all donors to meet Ukraine's needs.”
9. Various shots, global finance ministers and delegates at the Ukraine Ministerial Roundtable
Addressing the Second Ministerial Roundtable Discussion for Support to Ukraine at World Bank headquarters, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy today (12 Oct) called for global coordination for financial support of Ukraine.
President Zelenskyy said that donor support is urgently needed to rebuild energy infrastructure and to stimulate the Ukrainian economy.
Speaking at the same event, U.S. Secretary Yellen said that donors need to continue stepping up and said that a historic sanctions coalition is restricting Russia’s access to the technology and equipment it needs to supply its military.
And World Bank President David Malpass expressed horror at Russia’s actions and took note of all of the contributions from global donors to support Ukraine’s reconstruction.
The Ministerial Roundtable was co-chaired by the Government of Ukraine, the World Bank Group, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to discuss Ukraine’s financing needs, priorities for sustaining essential services during wartime, as well as priority recovery and reconstruction projects that can be quickly initiated.
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