Ukraine seeks global help with massive task of landmine clearance at Swiss meeting

FILE PHOTO: UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy (not pictured) attends a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and other officials on September 11, 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) -Ukraine's prime minister appealed at a meeting in Switzerland on Thursday for more help clearing landmines and unexploded bombs covering up to a quarter of the country - making it the most mined nation in the world.

Switzerland, which is providing financial support, is hosting the conference this week attended by officials from around 50 countries to seek backing for demining Ukraine set to cost $34.6 billion, according to a World Bank study.