Donors gather in Paris to secure 250 million dollars for Chernobyl repair work
International donors met in Paris to raise $250 million to repair Chernobyl's containment arch following damage caused by a Russian drone.
A international donor conference convened in Paris on Monday to raise approximately 250 million dollars needed to repair the Chernobyl nuclear power plant's containment structure. Hosted under the French G7 presidency alongside the Ukrainian government and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the meeting aims to address critical damage caused after a Russian drone breached the shield surrounding the damaged reactor.
The urgent restoration project is estimated to cost 500 million euros in total. The gathering brings together international partners to secure the necessary funding for the containment arch over reactor number four, four decades after the 1986 disaster. Meanwhile, separate diplomatic efforts continue following the conclusion of direct Ukrainian-Russian talks in Abu Dhabi regarding prisoner exchanges.
Sources: Le Figaro, Le Monde, Libération, Le Soir, RTBF Info
Sources
- Le Figaro — À la recherche de 250 millions de dollars pour réparer le sarcophage de Tchernobyl, percé par un drone russe
- Le Monde — EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : à Paris, la conférence des donateurs pour financer la réparation de l’arche de confinement de Tchernobyl a débuté
- Libération — Reprise des négociations entre la Russie et l’Ukraine : à Abou Dhabi, des positions inchangées et de maigres espoirs
- Le Soir — A Abou Dhabi, Zelensky relance la possibilité d’un échange massif de prisonniers avec la Russie
- RTBF Info — Ukraine-Russie : après Abou Dhabi, les émissaires américains vont rencontrer Poutine à Moscou, puis Zelensky à Dublin - RTBF Actus
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