we really demonstrated that we could reform our country during the war and i think it is a huge success for us. the second increasing gdp during the war and we have morejobs, more people come back. that is great. we thank kristalina georgieva, that you will support us financially. it is important during this challenging people and it means that ukraine is strong and not alone. i m joined now by justin urquhart stewart, founder of the investment platform regionally. good morning. lovely to see you. this is a critical week for ukraine. we have president zelensky in washington, hoping to get vitalfunding zelensky in washington, hoping to get vital funding through congress but later this week the eu summit takes place, the last of the year where they will be discussing their aid for ukraine for zelensky and for ukraine for zelensky and for the economy this is very important. it for the economy this is very important- for the economy this is very important. it is vital because th
Ukraine’s president traveled to the US capital last week to speak with President Biden and other officials in an attempt to secure tens of billions of additional US taxpayer dollars for the proxy war against Russia. Just how impactful the trip was remains unclear, given that the House of Representatives has now adjourned for the Christmas holidays.
our correspondent in kyiv hugo bachega explained why this trip is so important for the ukrainian leader. it is very significant because this is the first foreign trip by president zelensky since the beginning of the war. the us is ukraine s most important ally in terms of the financial and military support that washington has been giving. an important day and a very busy day for president zelensky in washington. he will be meeting president biden at the white house. president biden will announce a package with military assistance, and i think the key thing is that the us will be announcing that it is sending patriot missiles to the ukrainians. this is a sophisticated defence system. the ukrainians say they need it to protect the country from those russian air strikes. for weeks, we have been talking about those missiles, those drones that russia has been using to target this country s essential infrastructure, leaving millions of people