Ukrainian ambassador hosts World Jewish Congress VP to discuss humanitarian efforts
Dr Boris Mints updated ambassador Vadim Prystaiko on range of projects being carried out to help Ukrainians fleeing their war-ravaged country
Ukraine’s Ambassador to the UK hosted World Jewish Congress (WJC) vice president Dr Boris Mints last week to discuss the Jewish community’s efforts to help Ukrainians impacted by the Russian invasion.
Ambassador Vadim Prystaiko met with Mints at the Ukrainian Embassy in London on Friday.
A “wide array of humanitarian issues were discussed, aiming to help the refugee crisis following Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine’s sovereign territory,” according to a Mints spokesman.
Mints, who also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Patrons of the Conference of European Rabbis (CER) updated Prystaiko on the relief work conducted by rabbis, philanthropists and Jewish volunteers across Europe to help Ukrainians fleeing their war-ravaged country.
Projects run by the CER and WJC have ensured that over 1,500 Jewish women, children and elderly have beeny relocated from Ukraine to the safety of Poland, Romania and Hungary on buses and trains.
In addition, some 50 Russian-speaking volunteers have been dispatched to work in refugee centres, providing translation assistance, practical advice, housing, and financial support to those displaced.
During the meeting, Mints and Prystaiko also discussed the possibilities of expanding these humanitarian efforts of both the CER and the World Jewish Congress.
Last month Mints said the Russian invasion of Ukraine has parallels with Hitler’s invasion of Poland in 1939.
In an article published in the Jewish News’ blogs, Mints wrote: “The excuses and justifications given for these two invasions are strikingly similar, both groundless and horribly deceptive.”
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