UAE sends aid to Ukraine

The aid is a departure for the Emirates, which has remained neutral on the Russia-Ukraine conflict so far in a reflection of improving UAE-Russia ties.
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A visitor reads messages posted on a board by visitors in support of Ukraine inside the Ukrainian pavilion during Expo 2020 in the Gulf emirate of Dubai, on March 2, 2021. - KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images
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The United Arab Emirates announced an aid package to Ukraine today. 

The UAE donated $5 million to the United Nations to be used for its humanitarian and refugee-related response to the war in Ukraine, the Emirati Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today in a statement. 

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