KYIV, Oct 22 – First Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko and Ambassador of the French Republic to Ukraine Gael Veyssiere signed a grant agreement to assist in the restoration and support of critical infrastructure and priority sectors of the Ukrainian economy for a total of EUR 200 million.

"This is EUR 200 million in grants that companies in France and Ukraine and local authorities can use to support critical infrastructure and mining operations in Ukraine. So, the intergovernmental agreement was signed on June 7. Today we are signing a financing agreement," Veyssiere said during the signing of the agreement in Kyiv on Monday.