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The cost of rebuilding Ukraine

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has called for a global joint effort to repair the damage inflicted by Russian forces in Ukraine. He claims it exceeds $500 billion.

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has called for a global joint effort to repair the damage inflicted by Russian forces in Ukraine. He claims it exceeds $500 billion, but other analysts think it will top a trillion dollars. A former Ukranian Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko, gives her view on the true cost.

Elsewhere, an entirely different summit is getting underway as African leaders discuss measures aimed at protecting the world's last remaining elephants.

(Photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is seen on a giant screen during his address by video conference at the World Economic Forum, 2022. Credit: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images)

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Mon 23 May 2022 22:32GMT

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