Qatar had earlier today announced that prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, who also serves as foreign minister, was visiting Ukraine.

“This money will be channelled for reconstruction in the health and education sectors, humanitarian de-mining, and other important social and humanitarian projects,” Shmyhal told a joint briefing.

Shmyhal said they had discussed Ukraine’s peace formula – a 10-point peace plan that calls for nuclear, energy, and food security, restoration of borders, and other points.

He thanked Qatar for its readiness to mediate in efforts to repatriate thousands of Ukrainian children taken to Russia since Moscow’s invasion.

Moscow says it wants to protect orphans and children abandoned in the conflict zone. Ukraine says many children have been illegally deported and the US says thousands of children have been forcibly removed from their homes.

The Qatari prime minister said he was due to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky later today.