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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had discussed the postwar rebuilding effort with BlackRock Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink as his government prepares to participate
in the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos next month.
“Specialists of this company are already helping Ukraine to structure the fund for the reconstruction of our state,†Zelenskiy, who had a video call with Fink in September, said in his evening address to the nation.
He didn’t say whether he would attend the January 16-20 WEF in person or participate virtually.
Ukrainian investigators said that Kostyantin Zhevago, the billionaire chief of iron-ore miner Ferrexpo Plc, had been detained in France on suspicion of money laundering and embezzling funds linked to his banking business.
Ukrainian air-defense forces have downed 420 Russian rockets and 430 drones since September, spokesman Yuriy Ihnat said on television, adding that the military was ready for more potential strikes. Zelenskiy and other officials have warned that Russia may stage a new attack during New Year holidays. Russian forces continued offensive operations around Bakhmut and Avdiyivka in the eastern Donetsk region, while trying to improve their tactical position on the Lyman axis to the north, Ukraine’s General Staff said on Facebook.
According to the statement, Russian troops carried out a missile strike and launched
33 barrages with multiple-rocket systems over the past day, including targeting civilian facilities in the southern city of Kherson.