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Saudi Arabia signs $400 million deal for Ukraine aid in historic visit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this was the first official visit of the Saudi foreign affairs minister in more than 30 years, and most senior for any Arab delegation since Russia's invasion last year. 

Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan meets Ukraine's Zelenskyy on first such visit to Kyiv since 1991.
Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan meets Ukraine's Zelenskyy on first such visit to Kyiv since 1991. — Photo credit: Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan made a landmark visit to Kyiv on Sunday, where he was met Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and signed $400 million of humanitarian aid to the country.

The trip marks the first official visit for any Saudi foreign minister to Kyiv in more than 30 years, and since Ukraine's independence in 1991. It is also the most senior for any Arab delegation since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year.

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