New Zealand to provide $9.5M in next aid package to Ukraine

The New Zealand government will allocate $9.5 million to purchase weapons for Ukraine and humanitarian aid for the residents of this country, Report informs referring to the country's Prime Minister Christopher Lacson.

New Zealand will direct funds to two multinational funds providing lethal and non-lethal military assistance to Kyiv: the NATO Security Assistance and Training Mission for Ukraine and the Coalition for the Development and Procurement of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Ukraine, led by the United Kingdom and Latvia, Lacson said in a statement published by the country's government.

Out of the total aid package of 16 million New Zealand dollars ($9.5 million), 8 million ($4.8 million) will go to the purchase of weapons and UAVs. Another NZ$7 million ($4.1 million) will be used to organize humanitarian aid to those affected by the conflict, and NZ$1 million ($600,000) will be used to help Ukrainian refugees living outside their country.