View of KyivBRUSSELS, Mar 5 The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved financial support for Ukraine in the amount of 668 million euros, which can be allocated in the coming days, the bank said. «The Board (of directors of the bank) approved immediate financial support for Ukraine in the amount of 668 million euros,» the release says. «meet the most urgent financial needs, including the purchase of food, medicine and fuel for its citizens,» the bank notes. «Immediate support will be available within a few days,» the report says. in Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» bloody crimes against civilians» of Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, nothing threatens the civilian population. With the support of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive. But the occupation of Ukraine is out of the question, the President of Russia stressed.
