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  "textContent": "\n\n\nRishi Sunak has taken up an unpaid role advising President Volodymyr Zelensky on Ukraine’s economic recovery.\n\nDocuments released on Friday show the former Prime Minister has joined the International Advisory Council for the Economic Renewal of Ukraine.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nMembers of the council will advise Mr Zelensky and his economic adviser, Chrystia Freeland, the former Canadian deputy prime minister.\n\nMr Sunak said he had been “honoured to support Ukraine as Prime Minister” and praised Mr Zelensky, along with the Ukrainian people, for showing “such bravery, such strength, such ingenuity in their resistance in this war”.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\nHe said: \"The West needs a strong Ukraine, and a strong Ukraine needs a strong economy.\"\n\nThe former Conservative leader added: \"So I am delighted to join the international group advising President Zelensky on economic reconstruction.\n\n\"I am confident that Ukraine with its human capital, its natural resources, and its culture of innovation can become one of the most dynamic economies in Europe.\"\n\nMr Sunak continued: \"We can help build a strong and secure Ukraine that will be a keystone of a safer and more prosperous Europe.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe council held its inaugural meeting on Thursday.\n\nMr Sunak was joined by World Bank president Ajay Banga and Odile Renaud-Basso, president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.\n\nExecutives from Siemens, BlackRock, Citigroup and ArcelorMittal were also in attendance.\n\nMr Zelensky said discussions focused on “strengthening Ukraine's energy resilience” ahead of winter, as well as “broader opportunities for investment”, including in the defence sector.\n\n### UKRAINE - READ THE LATEST:\n\n\n\n\n  * Four years on from the Ukraine invasion: Meet the teachers performing 'an act of heroism' every day\n  * 'I WANT to send British soldiers to Ukraine', Defence Secretary confirms\n  * Boris Johnson says UK should deploy troops in Ukraine NOW\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nRussian strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities have caused severe disruption in recent months, with Kyiv accusing Moscow of attempting to “weaponise” freezing winter temperatures.\n\nThe Ukrainian leader said: \"Thank you to the representatives for supporting Ukraine throughout these years of full-scale Russian aggression. Even during the war, after such a winter, our country lives.\"\n\nHe added: \"We are open to partnership, to joint projects, to investments that will support our people and our security. Thank you to everyone who invests in Ukraine's resilience.\"\n\nThe role is the latest addition to Mr Sunak’s expanding portfolio since leaving Downing Street.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe MP for Richmond and Northallerton has taken advisory positions with Goldman Sachs, Microsoft and artificial intelligence firm Anthropic.\n\nHe also holds a visiting fellowship at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution.\n\nMr Sunak maintains unpaid roles with the Bloomberg New Economy Forum and the Blavatnik School of Government, writes a column for the Sunday Times, and runs a mathematics charity with his wife, Akshata Murty.\n\nAccording to his register of interests, he donates the majority of his non-parliamentary earnings to various charitable causes.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Rishi Sunak takes up advisory role to Volodymyr Zelensky on Ukraine’s economy"
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