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Zelensky's vyshyvanka was sold at an auction in Washington: the buyer paid $100 for it

The embroidered shirt that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wore on Vyshyvanka Day, May 19, was sold at a charity auction for $100. The buyer of the lot was the law firm Asters USA. The auction was held on June 3, as part of the presentation and launch of the United 24 program, on the territory of the Ukrainian House in Washington, reports Radio Liberty.

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As the organizers of the event explain, United 24 was created to raise funds to help Ukraine. The goal of the fundraising platform is to become the main center for collecting donations in support of Ukraine. The funds are transferred to the accounts of the National Bank and directed by the relevant ministries for needs in three areas: defense and demining, medical assistance, and the restoration of Ukraine. All philanthropists can choose a specific project to donate funds to. Donations are tax deductible.

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“The United States is the first country in which we are making an official presentation of the United 24 platform,” said Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova. And she added: “It is symbolic that this presentation is taking place on the 100th day of the Russian war against Ukraine.”

“Ukraine House acted as a partner of this initiative in the USA. Consequently, funds to United 24 are sent through a special Ukraine House account. People who will make donations will receive all the benefits in the US tax area, according to local legislation,” Markarova explained.

According to her, the idea of ​​creating a common platform to help Ukraine arose due to the large number of requests for donations from all over the world.

“You can see the reports on the United 24 website. They appear weekly. People transferred funds and see a specific armored vehicle that was purchased. Or specific doors and windows installed at a local school,” Markarova added.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky called on all those present to join the new program.

“Ruins are all that the Russians leave behind. But people need to go back somewhere, right now, today. Therefore, I initiated a special platform United 24. This is not just a fundraiser, this is another way to prove to Russia that evil will not win,” Zelensky said in a video message.

The United 24 platform has been running for several weeks now and now most of the donations have come from the United States, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov.

“You can make a one-click donation from anywhere in the world in cryptocurrency or via PayPal, by card or direct bank transfer, from $1 to $1 million. And it's very safe. In four weeks, United 24 raised $50 million. The largest number of donors are from the United States. We received donations ranging from $20 to $1000. And every dollar is important,” Fedorov said in a video message.

During the charity auction on June 4, in addition to the embroidered shirt of the Ukrainian president, T-shirts with the signatures of Artem Dovbik and Andriy Yarmolenko were sold, in which they competed on June 1 during the winning match of the Ukrainian team against the Scottish team. Also, the famous ceramic cockerel, similar to the one that survived on a locker in a residential building shelled by Russians in the village of Borodyanka, Kyiv region, went under the hammer.

“Both lots cost us $1700. The money will go to United 24. Even before the start of a full-scale war, we supported one Ukrainian battalion, since 2014. Now, with the arrival of the Church of St. Andrew, we have already sent 8 or 9 full trucks of aid to Ukraine. In any case, we planned to continue to make donations, but, of course, it is more interesting if you get some kind of lot for it. We are very pleased,” said Ukrainian Americans Ganya Chernyak and Igor Samokish, who became the new owners of a ceramic cockerel and Andriy Yarmolenko's T-shirt.

There were also raffled off: the flag of Ukraine with the signature of President Zelensky, the surviving wine in storage facilities destroyed by Russian shelling, postage stamps with a quote from the Ukrainian military on Snake Island and other lots.

On May 17, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on the creation of the national brand United 24 to unite the efforts of international partners in support of Ukraine.

On June 2, speaking at the GLOBSEC-2022 forum in the capital of Slovakia, in the city of Bratislava, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen also called on international organizations and partner countries to join the United 24 initiative.

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“We need to think now about the resumption of this beautiful country, Ukraine,” the official said. - And for this we want to create a platform where all existing initiatives, for example, from our American friends, the World Bank, the IMF, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the G20, bilateral assistance to countries - all these initiatives and financial support will be directed to this platform, where together we will decide the direction of our movement. This platform is led by Ukraine. Because Ukraine chooses its future. But together with them, we want to form this platform from the very beginning so that we have investments along with reforms. And it will also pave the way for Ukraine to EU membership.”

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