UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that his organization plans to provide financial assistance to two million citizens of Ukraine in coordination with the government of the state.. He announced this during a press conference in Kyiv following a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky..

According to Guterres, people will be able to receive funds until the end of August.

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He added that such an operation is unusual for the UN, because, as a rule, the organization pays money in those territories where the government does not have such an opportunity..

" Our role is not to replace the government, but to support. Because Ukraine is a developed country,"

In addition, as noted by the Secretary-General, his organization will continue to provide other support: to supply people with medicines, to counter violence, to help refugees.

" In a worst-case scenario, 25 million people may need humanitarian assistance by the end of the year. We sincerely hope that this scenario will remain on paper, but we must be ready,"

Also today, the UN Secretary General said that the organization must do everything to prevent a nuclear war.. And he said that active discussions are now ongoing to implement the proposal to save people in Mariupol with the involvement of the UN and the Red Cross.