Microsoft Extends Wartime Tech Innovation Aid to Ukraine

Ukraine is counting on more Western technological support as its war against Russia drags on, with Microsoft pledging Thursday to extend its backing for Kyiv’s “extraordinary” wartime innovation through the end of next year.

Microsoft’s financial commitment of more than $400 million enables the Ukraine government and other organizations to continue using the Microsoft cloud and its public data centers across Europe, the company’s president, Brad Smith, announced at the annual Web Summit tech conference in Lisbon, Portugal.

Amazon has also been helping Ukraine with cloud storage, Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, said at the conference.

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