Howard Buffett, son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, was in Kherson taking part in the distribution of aid. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KYIV - The son of one of the United States’ richest men criticised the international disaster response tothis month as “disappointing” and inadequate, as he visited the nearby city of Kherson.
Mr Howard Buffett, a businessman and philanthropist, spoke to Reuters in an interview by Zoom on Tuesday, two weeks after Kherson and dozens of other settlements wereMr Buffett, whose foundation has committed US$450 million to Ukraine, was in Kherson taking part in the distribution of aid. “It’s disappointing. It’s hard to understand, to be honest with you. There are certain organisations that are set up to really respond to emergencies. They do it all over the world and they’ve done it for years,” he said.
The city of Kherson was liberated in November last year after months of Russian occupation and rapidly found itself on the new front line, coming under heavy shelling.
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