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Minister: Ukraine Needs $35 Billion in Assistance from West

Ukraine said on Monday it will need $35 billion in urgent foreign assistance and asked Western donors to convene an international conference within two weeks to agree a financial rescue plan.

Interim finance minister Yuriy Kolobov said in a statement that the "planned volume of macroeconomic assistance for Ukraine may reach around $35 billion (25 billion euros)" by the end of next year

Source: Agence France Presse


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