“We have another initiative that we proposed to the Americans - this is a free trade zone between Ukraine and the United States ... Because we want to strengthen our economy, and we all understand that in order to fight, you need money,” - TASS quotes the minister's words on the air of the ICTV channel.
According to the head of the Ukrainian foreign policy department, the funds must be earned from a strong economy, and this will allow creating reserves that can then be spent on the defense sector.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken previously announced the allocation of more than $ 45 million to Ukraine in humanitarian aid.
Thus, the total amount of American humanitarian aid to Kiev, taking into account these funds, will amount to $ 351 million starting from the 2014 financial year.
In addition, First Deputy Prime Minister, Head of the Ministry of Economic Development of Ukraine Oleksiy Lyubchenko and US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo signed a memorandum on commercial cooperation between the countries.