MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The remark was made days after German and Ukrainian governments signed a memorandum of understanding on Berlin's allocation of a $539-million loan to Kiev.
The funds will be used for restoration of eastern Ukraine, including modernization of infrastructure and construction of housing, Zubko said on April 1.
"We are ready to offer both humanitarian response plan for the situation that arose in Ukraine, and the assessment of the reconstruction needs in Donbas that is about $1.5 billion," Zubko stated Saturday.
Zubkov also announced the preparation for the international conference for the financial support of Ukraine slated for April 28. The participants of the conference may assist in collecting additional funds for Ukraine, the Ukrainian deputy minister highlighted.
Ukraine's economy has suffered a dramatic downturn since the launch of a military operation in April 2014 by Kiev against independence supporters in Donbas, who refused to recognize the government that came to power in Kiev after a coup.
Ukraine's authorities are currently trying to rescue the country's stagnant economy with the aid of international loans.
