The reconstruction of Ukraine is not a local project; it is a shared task for the democratic world.

 Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke on a video call at the two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference, in Lugano, Switzerland on July 4. “The reconstruction of Ukraine is not a local project. It’s not a project of one nation but a common task of the entire democratic world,” Zelensky said in the virtual address. European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen announced on Monday that the European Union has proposed establishing a reconstruction platform to help the Ukrainian government rebuild the country after the war with Russia. Von der Leyen also said the platform will focus on future-proof reconstruction, moving towards climate neutrality, embracing the digital decade, and building a social market economy that leaves no one behind.