Zelensky: Ukraine is ready to join the WEF Meeting at Davos in order to seek postwar funding

Ukraine will be represented at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos next month.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed Wednesday his government will be at the meeting in Switzerland,  revealing he also spoke again with BlackRock Inc CEO Larry Fink about financing the postwar rebuilding effort.

“Specialists of this company are already helping Ukraine to structure the fund for the reconstruction of our state,” Zelensky had a video chat with Fink in September and said so in his evening address to nation. according to Bloomberg.

He didn’t say whether he would attend the January 16-20 WEF in person or participate virtually, although in the past he has been a regular attendee at the elite gathering.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on as he follows World Economic Forum (WEF) founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab prior to delivering a speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 22, 2020. ( FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty)

Bloomberg reports Zelensky also said he spoke to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and raised the prospect of Italy contributing to the strengthening of Ukraine’s air defences.

Zelensky appeared via video during the May meeting. He compared his country with Israel in conversation to Klaus Schwab, WEF boss.

The leader of Ukraine told Davos organizers that whatever happens in the conflict now, “with a neighbour like this” — namely Russia — “anything can happen anytime, and the war may repeat itself,” as Breitbart News reported.

Ukraine’s Zelensky Compares His Country to Israel at Davos https://t.co/4eJPVJB7nH

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Zelensky claimed that the Ukrainian government will have to be sustainable in the longer-term.