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URN Daily: Zelensky says he's open to direct talks with Putin; Yanukovych Jr accused of profiting via coal sales from occupied Ukraine
Today's Contents Just The Facts: * Zelensky says he would agree to direct talks with Putin * Ukraine's government is open to Trump's rare earth minerals proposal, Zelensky says * Ferrexpo's Ukrainian unit hit by $3.76 billion civil claim for damages * iStories alleges Yanukovych
URN Daily: Trump proposes rare earth minerals swap for war aid; Russia sees Saudi Arabia and UAE as possible summit venues
Today's Contents Reporter's Notepad: * Finland's strength, and weakness, in helping rebuild Ukraine Just The Facts: * Trump proposes Ukraine supply rare earth minerals in exchange for US war aid * Swedish appeals court rejects $6 billion in claims against Ukrnafta over below-market gas withdrawals * Foreign firms
URN Daily: Canadian miner Black Iron leases Kryvyi Rih deposit; EU may resume Russian gas imports after war
Today's Contents Just The Facts: * Canadian miner Black Iron leases 248 hectares of land in Ukraine's Kryvyi Rih to develop iron ore deposit * EU weighs possibility of resuming Russian gas imports after a Ukraine peace deal, sources say * Switzerland to boost private sector role in Ukraine&
URN Daily: Ukraine defense minister faces corruption probe; South Korea to help rebuild missile-hit children's hospital
Today's Contents Reporter's Notepad: IPO frenzy? Chat about IFIs acting as catalysts for Ukrainian IPOs, privatization via IPOs, and the sectors most ready to go public. Just The Facts: * Ukraine defense minister faces corruption probe amid internal dispute over arms procurement * Ukraine's central bank
URN Daily: Ukrainian defense minister accused of abusing power; US diplomats seek Ukraine exemption for aid freeze
Today's Contents Just The Facts: * Ukraine defense minister accused of abusing power by firing transparency watchdog * US diplomats seek Ukraine exemption as Rubio freezes nearly all foreign aid, documents show * Europe seeks US involvement in Ukraine's security guarantees, sources say * Ukraine mulls selling stakes in Sense
URN Daily: Kyiv-based CEO lists 3 things you need to invest in Ukraine; Plus, Kyiv starts talks over security guarantees
Today's Newsletter Contents Reporter's Notepad: * 3 Things You Need to Join the Rebuild, from a Long-Time CEO in Ukraine Just The Facts: * Kyiv in early stage talks over security guarantees, foreign ministry says * Ukrnafta wins regulatory nod to acquire owner of Shell gas stations in Ukraine,
URN Daily: Rovertech sets mine-clearing record and MHP suffers record cyberattack; Plus, Davos chatter about flights to Lviv and a National Investment Plan
Today's Newsletter Contents Reporter's Notepad: * Chatter at Davos: Flights to Lviv by Easter? Plus, talk of a new Ukrainian national investment plan, and the Italian challenge of involving SMEs in €1 billion projects Just The Facts: * Trump threatens new sanctions against Russia if deal to end
URN Daily: DTEK announces €450 million wind farm expansion; Poland development fund forays into Ukraine; Swiss agency seeks reconstruction proposals
Today's Newsletter Contents Just The Facts: * DTEK announces €450 million expansion of Tyligulska wind farm in largest investment since Russian full-scale invasion * Polish state development fund PFR makes foray into Ukraine with Euvic debt investment financing deal * Germany's KNDS establishes JV in Ukraine to repair military
URN Daily: Trump suspends development aid; Zelensky sees chance for 'just peace,' AmCham survey predicts ceasefire in 2025
Quote of the Day "I think of the brands we used to love," said Andy Hunder, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, in Davos. "Some of the biggest American brands used to be on the shelves of the supermarkets. Today, probably the most loved
URN Daily: Poland to speed up Ukraine's EU accession talks; EBRD doubled support in 2024; Vodafone Ukraine reaches deal with 49% of bondholders
Today's Contents Just The Facts: * Poland vows to accelerate Ukraine's EU membership during bloc presidency * EBRD's support for Ukraine more than doubled in 2024 to a record €2.4 billion * Vodafone Ukraine reaches deal with 49% of bondholders to delay repayment by two years