Finland allocates half a million euros for humanitarian aid to Ukraine
The Ambassador of Ukraine to Finland, Andriy Olefirov, wrote on Twitter that Finland announced the allocation of half a million euros for humanitarian aid to Ukraine. "Today the government of Finland has announced the allocation of the next tranche of humanitarian assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 500 thousand euros," Olefirov wrote.
Recently, the European Commission allocated a new humanitarian package worth 20 million euros to help people affected by the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
The total humanitarian assistance from EU, including a new financial assistance package, reached 63 million euros. Together, with funding provided directly by the Member States of the EU, over 146 million euros has already been sent to the victims of the conflict in Ukraine.