Posted 12/23/2023, 1:47:41 AM
London to send old polluting cars to Ukraine after plea from Kyiv mayor
- London Mayor Sadiq Khan reverses decision and agrees to send city's high-emission scrap cars to Ukraine instead of scrapyard
- Comes after request from Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko to donate cars not meeting emissions standards rather than scrapping them
- Khan had originally rejected proposal saying it didn't benefit Londoners under emissions program
- Khan and UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace now ask Transport Secretary to let residents donate polluting cars to Ukraine
- Decision made after talks with Kyiv mayor's office and other partners; cars urgently needed for combat zones