CHICAGO (AP) — Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal kicked off a United States visit Tuesday with multiple stops in Chicago aimed at drumming up investment and business in the war-torn country.
He spoke to Chicago-area business leaders before a joint news conference with Penny Pritzker, the U.S. special representative for Ukraine’s economic recovery, and her brother, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
Shmyhal’s trip comes comes as Congress is considering an aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other allies.
“We would warmly welcome the participation of Illinois companies in projects related to the recovery of Ukraine,” he told reporters, calling it the country’s “most difficult time” in recent history.
He cited World Bank estimates of $486 billion needed for recovery over the next decade. For example, more than 250,000 residential buildings that have been damaged or destroyed since Russia invaded in 2022, he said.
‘The Blue Angels,’ filmed for IMAX, puts viewers in the ‘box’ with the elite flying squad
Lawmakers want the Chiefs and Royals to come to Kansas, but a stadium plan fizzled
Red Bull chief technical officer Adrian Newey to step down from F1 team
Rollout of transgender bathroom law sows confusion among Utah public school families
Yvette Fielding says her Most Haunted co
1 dead, homes destroyed after tornado hits Westmoreland
EU, UN reschedule launch of anti
Ricky Stenhouse punching Kyle Busch could lead to suspension
Retired U.S. soccer star Carli Lloyd announces she and her husband are expecting baby in October
Investigators return to Long Island home of Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect
Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney want to expand stadium capacity to 55,000