Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovakia, Germany and Hungary have introduced permit-free travel for humanitarian cargo carriers to Ukraine, according to the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine.
The matter concerns the release of carriers from any additional conditions, in particular the need to obtain permits for international freight traffic. This is necessary for the prompt delivery of humanitarian cargo during martial law.
To cross the border with Lithuania, Latvia and Slovakia, you do not need to submit information about the carrier and vehicle.
“We thank our European partners for their support. The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine continues to work with foreign partners in order to speed up the process of transporting humanitarian cargo in an extremely difficult period for Ukraine,” the ministry stressed.
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky intends to support the provision of humanitarian aid to India due to the difficult epidemic situation in this country in connection with the spread of COVID-19, the website of the head of the Ukrainian state reported on Friday.
“I know that the government is considering the possibility of providing humanitarian aid to India. I confirm that I will sign a corresponding decree in the near future, and we will do everything to really help the people of India. I think that in the coming days, India will definitely receive humanitarian aid from Ukraine,” Zelensky said during a meeting with Cyrus Poonawalla, founder and owner of the Serum Institute of India.
Poland has allocated more than $1 million to solve humanitarian problems in the annexed territories of Donbas this winter, the funds were transferred to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Poland’s mission to the UN in Geneva said on Twitter.
According to the UN, more than five million Ukrainians will survive the sixth winter in the context of the armed conflict in Donbas. The allocated money will be used to help the most vulnerable, in particular, the elderly and people with disabilities.
