New Zealand announces $9.8 million aid package for Ukraine

10 July 2024, 03:48 PM

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced a 16 million New Zealand dollar ($9.8 million) aid package for Ukraine during NATO summit, Ukraine's Ambassador to Australia Vasyl Myroshnychenko said on Facebook on July 10.

The aid will be distributed in two areas:

  • 6 million New Zealand dollars ($3.68 million) for the army;
  • 10 million New Zealand dollars ($6.12 million) for humanitarian needs.

The military aid includes $2.45 million for the Drone Coalition led by the United Kingdom and Latvia, as well as $1.23 million for Ukraine's military medical needs, Myroshnychenko added.

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In total, New Zealand has already provided 130 million New Zealand dollars ($79.5 million) in aid to Ukraine.

The New Zealand government announced on May 16 additional sanctions against 28 individuals and 14 entities that provide military and strategic support to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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