UK to give Ukraine $500 million to help it buy more natural gas

The U.K. is ready to send Ukraine $500 million through the World Bank to help it purchase more natural gas, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said after his meeting with British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Sept. 21. Ukraine currently has 13 billion cubic meters of gas in storage. In 2021, the country consumed roughly 27 billion cubic meters.