Today's Contents Reporter's Notepad: * May 15 Intelligence Summary: Riley Risk warns clients of possible fall of 2 cities in eastern Ukraine amid push for ceasefire and peace talks Just The Facts: * Russia forms peace talks team for Ukraine: Putin's not included * EU may temporarily
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the composition of a negotiating team for peace talks with Ukraine, expected to be held on Thursday in Istanbul, with himself not included.
The European Union (EU) could temporarily reintroduce tariffs and quotas in its agricultural trade with Ukraine if a new deal is not ready to start when the war-related tariff breaks end on June 5, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed diplomats.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) said on Wednesday it will invest $40 million in Ukraine's agro-industrial holding company Astarta to support the construction of the country's first soy protein concentrate plant.
Switzerland has agreed to pay €6.4 million on Ukraine's behalf for its subscription to extra shares in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), under a newly signed memorandum of understanding between the two countries.
France has pledged to provide €10 million for the International Chernobyl Cooperation Account, managed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), to help restore safety at the site.
Switzerland has made a voluntary contribution of close to €1.5 million, and Malta has contributed €100,000 to the Council of Europe's 2023-2026 action plan for Ukraine.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said it is extending a senior loan of up to €10 million to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. The funding aims to support the continuity of essential municipal services and help the city cope with the ongoing impacts of the war.
Today's Contents Reporter's Notepad: * 7 tips to keep up staff morale and output amid war, from JYSK Ukraine HR Manager Olena Marinko Just The Facts: * Zelensky says ahead of Turkey meeting that he will only negotiate with Putin directly * EBRD cuts Ukraine's 2025 GDP
For more than three years, Ukraine has survived a full-scale war with Russia that has killed hundreds of thousands, as well as the flight of more than 6 million people, mostly women and children, in a mass refugee crisis, and a military draft. Through crisis after crisis, even as
Just ahead of a possible meeting on Thursday in Turkey, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would only negotiate directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin and no other Russian official, according to media reports.
The Ukrainian Parliament has given initial approval for amendments to the Budget Code needed to implement the recently signed minerals deal with the US in the first reading.
The US has not yet committed to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's €4 billion capital increase aimed at supporting Ukraine's reconstruction, even though other G7 nations have already pledged their contributions, said EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said it is expecting Ukraine's GDP growth to slow to 3.3% this year, from previously forecast 3.5%, as global trade frictions add additional downside risks to already high uncertainty related to the war.
