KYIV, May 13 – The World Bank and Germany will provide Ukraine with expert and financial assistance in the implementation of the project for the fair transformation of coal regions, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal said.

"There are agreements with the World Bank regarding the promotion of the project ... Today there was a virtual meeting with Mrs. Merkel [German Chancellor]. She promised that Germany is ready to contribute and help us do, for example, a pilot project ... We will implement these projects with the support of experienced international experts who have already gone this way," Shmyhal said at a meeting of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Energy and Utilities.