The government of Norway is providing NOK 1 billion ($89.26 million) to seven Norwegian humanitarian organizations to support humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine. The funding, provided under the Nansen Support Programme for Ukraine, will be channeled to Norwegian Red Cross, Norwegian Church Aid, Norwegian People’s Aid, Caritas Norway,
Ukraine's only natural graphite mining company, Zavalivsky Graphite, has suspended operations, the National Association of Mining Industries of Ukraine (NAEIU) said. The shutdown was attributed primarily to high electricity costs and outdated production infrastructure requiring substantial investments in modernization.
Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) said it has asked its Eurobond holders to postpone to 2026 coupon payments due in January and July 2025, totaling $83 million. The deferred payments will ease the liquidity burden, enabling stable passenger and cargo transport, infrastructure maintenance, and traffic safety, the state-run railway company said.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) said it has approved a total of €450 million to finance municipal district heating projects and repairs of hydropower plants in Ukraine. The funding was approved as part of a €6.8 billion package for energy investments in several countries the EIB announced last week
Several Ukrainian manufacturers and a Japanese engineering company plan to make Japanese pickup trucks using semi-disassembled kits (SKD) technology in Ukraine, Ukrainian Economy Minister Svyrydenko said at a business forum organized by the Japan External Trade Organization. "Together with Ukrainian partners, the Japanese company plans to start producing
Ukraine is ready to discuss a deal to allow gas transit through its territory to western Europe, said Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during a meeting with Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico. Shymhal said Ukraine's agreement with Russia on gas transit comes to an end on Jan 1,
Norway will support the Ukrainian Navy with an additional NOK 2.6 billion ($242.2 million) funding under the country's Nansen Support Programme for Ukraine. The government of Norway has previously provided NOK 100 million for maritime training and other measures.
The Ukrainian authorities have postponed signing an agreement to cooperate on extracting and processing minerals with the US to let the incoming Donald Trump administration take the credit for the deal, the New York Times reported, citing unnamed officials from both countries. The signing of the agreement, initially planned with
The Supreme Court of the Kingdom of the Netherlands dismissed Russia's appeal seeking to overturn a partial award granted by the Hague arbitration court to Ukraine's state-owned oil and gas company, Naftogaz, regarding compensation for damages caused by Russia's seizure of Naftogaz assets
The European Investment Bank (EIB) said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) to protect its investments in the country from fraud and corruption. The MoU envisages enhanced information sharing and joint investigations between the EIB and SBI and introduces
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Friday it is reallocating part of a Ukraine roads loan to direct €267 million for reconstruction works on the M-06 highway connecting Kyiv with Slovakia and Hungary. With the total reallocation, the EBRD will fund emergency repairs on sections
In a joint declaration, the foreign ministers of Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Spain and the UK said that they "will continue to support Ukraine on its irreversible path to full Euro-Atlantic integration, including NATO membership." The ministers said they will also support Ukraine's accession to
Russia has launched a large-scale aerial attack on Ukraine early Friday, targeting the country's energy grid across multiple regions, Energy Minister German Galushchenko said. "The enemy continues its terror," said Galushchenko via Facebook, adding: "Once again, the energy sector across Ukraine is under massive
