(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy mentioned he had met U.S. philanthropist Howard Buffett, son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, on Wednesday in Kyiv and mentioned methods to assist rebuild the nation.
“We mentioned help that might be useful for our state. I provided him the possibility to affix tasks restoring irrigation techniques within the Odesa area, supporting our individuals, (and) mine clearance,” Zelenskiy mentioned in a tweet.
Buffett is a director of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, the conglomerate based by his father, and CEO of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, which describes itself as one of many largest non-public charitable foundations within the United States.
The basis, which had property of $529 million on the finish of 2020, mentioned on its web site that its priorities are world meals safety, battle mitigation and public security.
(Reporting by David Ljunggren; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
