War in Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelensky launches a global crowdfunding campaign – 20 Minutes

Volodymyr Zelensky continues his calls for support from the international community. Ukraine’s president announced on Thursday the launch of an online crowdfunding platform designed to help kyiv win the war against Russia and rebuild the country’s infrastructure. our defenders, save our civilians and rebuild Ukraine,” he said in English in a video posted to Twitter announcing the launch of the United24 platform. We launched United24 @U24_gov_ua global initiative. an online platform to raise funds in support of 🇺🇦. Other projects & programs will be added soon.You can make a donation in 1 click from any country.Together we will win!#united24 #thepoweroffreedom pic.twitter.com/notUt1P3ZF— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) May 5, 2022

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Reports every 24 hours “All funds will be transferred to the National Bank of Ukraine and allocated to the relevant ministries”, added the Ukrainian President, specifying that reports on the distribution of funds will be published “every 24 hours”. “Only together do we have the potential to stop the war and rebuild what Russia destroyed,” added Volodymyr Zelensky, who has used the internet and social media extensively since the start of the war. to mobilize and draw attention to his country.Three categories of donationsVolodymyr Zelensky assured that Ukraine “will always remember” the contributions. The platform, on the u24.gov.ua site, specifies that the funds will be distributed to respond to “defense and demining”, “medical aid” and to “rebuild Ukraine”. This appeal for donations comes as more six billion euros earmarked for Ukraine were raised at an international donors’ conference in Warsaw on Thursday. On this occasion, Paris promised additional aid of 300 million.