In a message, President Anastasiades announced additional financial assistance to the global "Stand Up For Ukraine" campaign.
Specifically, the Republic of Cyprus will provide an additional 100,000 euros to support humanitarian aid to the suffering Ukrainian people.
In his message, via video on twitter, President Anastasiades reiterated the support of both himself and the Cypriot people to the Ukrainian people, while stressing that Cyprus in particular understands what they are going through as the memories of the Turkish invasion are fresh.
As a reminder, the global "Stand Up for Ukraine" campaign raised 9.1 billion euros for people who fled their homes because of the Russian invasion. This includes EUR 1 billion from the European Commission. In addition, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development announced an additional €1 billion loan to meet the needs of people displaced by the invasion.
European Commission pledges €1 billion to Ukraine and frontline states
The European Commission will support Ukraine and countries hosting Ukrainian refugees by pledging €1 billion, its President Ursula von der Leyen announced today.
"Six hundred million will be given to Ukraine, the Ukrainian authorities and partly to the United Nations," said von der Leyen at a fundraising event for Ukraine in Warsaw.
"And 400 million euros will go to the frontline states that are doing such an excellent job and helping the refugees that are coming in," she said.
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