Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy welcomes Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 26, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
White House’s national security spokesman John Kirby said on Monday, that the US has welcomed Saudi Arabia’s announcement the Kingdom will provide $400 million worth of humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and top Ukrainian officials in a visit to Kyiv on Sunday.
The aid is an implementation of the pledge made by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in October 2022 on providing an additional humanitarian aid package to Ukraine.
The agreement includes a joint cooperation program to provide humanitarian assistance to Ukraine worth $100 million.
It also includes the financing of oil derivatives worth $300 million as a grant submitted by the government of Saudi Arabia through the Saudi Fund for Development.
