The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will not provide financing to Ukrainian companies controlled by oligarchs, including the country's largest private power producer, DTEK, the Italian daily Corriere della Sera reported on Sunday, citing EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso. "The goal of making Ukraine's
Albania has made a voluntary contribution of €30,000 to the Council of Europe's 2023-2026 action plan for Ukraine, the Council said in a press release on Monday. The "Resilience, Recovery, and Reconstruction" action plan aims to help Ukraine align with European standards in human rights,
Today's Contents Just The Facts: * Trump mulls creating special Ukraine post, eyes ex-intelligence chief Grenell for role, sources say * DTEK to receive €107 million of energy aid from US government, European Commission * Ukraine signs $4.8 billion loan with World Bank under PEACE project * Zelensky says Russia damaged
DTEK, Ukraine's largest private power producer, will receive a combined €107 million in energy aid from the US and the European Commission to rebuild capacity destroyed by Russian attacks, the company said in a press release. The US will provide $46.1 million to purchase control systems and
The Grain from Ukraine initiative, a humanitarian food program launched in 2022 to provide countries facing hunger with Ukrainian grain, has secured $44 million in funding from states participating in the third "Grain from Ukraine" summit held in Kyiv on Nov 23, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said.
Satellite imagery focusing on two Ukrainian wheat production areas — the Kherson and Poltava regions — has shown a drop in wheat production in regions on the front line of conflict with Russia, research published by Environmental Research Letters has found.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that 321 infrastructure facilities in the country's ports have been damaged by Russian strikes since July 2023. The total includes 20 foreign civilian vessels, while more than 60 targeted strikes were aimed specifically at food infrastructure, Zelensky said at the third
US President-elect Donald Trump is mulling establishing a special envoy post focused exclusively on resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict and is considering appointing his former intelligence chief, Richard Grenell, to the position, Reuters reported, citing four unnamed sources with knowledge of the transition plan. Although Trump is strongly considering appointing a
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative for Ukraine Priscilla Toffano said it is cheaper for Ukraine's partners to provide financing to the country now rather than to later cover the costs of a potential defeat in the war with Russia, Interfax reported on Friday. "Funding the
Ukraine's Finance Ministry said it has signed a $4.8 billion loan agreement with the World Bank under the lender's Public Expenditures for Administrative Capacity Endurance (PEACE) project. The loan, to be financed by the US and other development partners, will be used for priority social
Ukraine's youth are grappling with a profound decline in quality of life alongside intense psychological and emotional challenges amid the ongoing war with Russia, research by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and the British Council found. The research was conducted through online focus groups
In a televised address, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Moscow fired on Thursday hypersonic ballistic missiles at a Ukrainian military facility, warning that more could follow, as cited in a Reuters report. Putin has warned that the war in Ukraine is escalating, saying Moscow fired the missiles in response
Ukraine's "Army of Recovery" public works program has given temporary employment to more than 200,000 Ukrainians since it began two years ago, the Ukrainian government said in a press release. The project aims to provide unemployed Ukrainians with a temporary job that focuses on the
