Chef José Andrés.Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images
José Andrésis stepping up to provide aid to the people of Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict with Russia.
The Spanish-American chef, 52, announced his nonprofit organizationWorld Central Kitchenis on the ground at the Ukraine-Poland border to assist with the refugee crisis following Russia’s invasion earlier this week.
“People of the World…Like you, I am distraught watching Ukraine under attack,” Andréstweetedon Friday. “We must come together as a force for good! @WCKitchen is on Poland border delivering meals tonight—Romania soon. In addition to your donations…I am committing support from the Bezos award to Ukraine.”
In 2021, Andrés was a recipient ofJeff Bezos' Courage and Civility Award, an honor which came with $100 million.
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Along with his tweet, the chef also shared a video of himself encouraging his followers to speak out against injustice.
“Here is a fight and we’re gonna make sure that nobody’s going hungry, and we show the respect they deserve,” he said. “But again, [it’s] no more of allowing people [to] think they are the top of the world, that they are bad people bringing the worst out of humanity. We need to be a force of good.”
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Russiabegan an invasion of Ukraineearlier this week, according to the Ukraine government, with forces moving from the north, east and south. The attack is still-evolving but explosions and airstrikes have been reported, with threats mounting against the capital, Kyiv, a city of 2.8 million people.
The invasion has resulted in the deaths of anumber of citizens, with at least 150,000 Ukrainians fleeing the country for safety, according toAssociated Press.
CNN reports that the White House, along with the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and Canada, have announced they wouldexpel certain Russian banks from SWIFT— the high-security network connecting thousands of financial institutions worldwide — in an effort to “collectively ensure that this war is a strategic failure for Putin.”
source: people.com
