Greta Thunberg from Sweden and other notable European leaders have met with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv to discuss setting up a working group to remedy the ecological damage caused by the 16-month Russian incursion.
The working group on the environment includes Thunberg, former Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Margot Wallström, European Parliament Vice President Heidi Hautala, and former Irish President Mary Robinson.
Zelenskyy said forming the group is “a very important signal of supporting Ukraine. It’s really important, we need your professional help”.
Thunberg said Russian forces “are deliberately targeting the environment and people’s livelihoods and homes. And therefore also destroying lives. Because this is after all a matter of people.”