International humanitarian aid issued to Ukraine totals $650 mln - Poroshenko

17:50, 18.03.2016 1 min read

Ukraine has already obtained international humanitarian aid worth more than $649 million, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has stated.

"I am very grateful to you, Mr. Commissioner, for the European Commission's decision to issue an additional EUR20 million as humanitarian aid, including that for the needs of internally displaced persons, victims in Donbas and treatment of the wounded. I would like to note that the total amount of aid Ukraine has received for humanitarian needs exceeds $649 million," the president said in a joint statement with European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides.

According to the head of state, this aid came from various international institutions and states, including the EU, the United States, the UN, the ICRC, Canada, Australia and Japan.

"The lion's share of these funds has been spent on a humanitarian mission in the occupied territories," Poroshenko said.