Ukraine spends $83.5 million to build a wall on the border with Russia
Ukraine will spend a total of 66 million euros (about 83.5 million USD) on building a wall along its 2,000-km land border with Russia, Xinhua news agency quoted Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk as saying on October 8.
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| Ukrainians cross the border to seek asylum in Russia. Source: Reuters |
“This money will allow us to equip the border between Ukraine and the Russian Federation,” Mr. Yatsenyuk said during a cabinet meeting.
Stressing that regaining control of the border with Russia is a key point in Ukraine's peace plan, Mr. Yatsenyuk said the government had spent 15.3 million USD on the "Wall" project.
Earlier in September, the Ukrainian government launched the project to "cut off Russia's support for rebel forces in the eastern regions."
It is expected that this construction work will be completed by April 2015.
According to Vietnam+
