Mette Frederiksen, the Danish prime minister who took on the six-month EU Council presidency in July, has committed to supporting Ukraine’s efforts to join the EU. “Ukraine should be in the EU. This benefits both Denmark and Europe. During Denmark’s presidency, we…
Category: 9. Business
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Ukraine has signed agreements with the US and UK to produce drones jointly.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced an agreement on Ukrainian-American drone production during his visit to Denmark. The agreement involves several companies that will manufacture various types of drones, with a goal to produce hundreds of thousands of units,…
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Kyiv will request that Washington allow EU countries to purchase American weapons for Ukraine.
The decision by the US presidential administration to halt some military aid to Ukraine also impacted weapons already stored in warehouses in Poland. At the time the deliveries were stopped, the inventory included over 20 Patriot PAC-3 missiles, more than 20 Stinger…
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Over the coming year and a half, Ukraine aims to initiate at least three pilot projects under the subsoil agreement with the US.
Following a meeting between President Zelenskyy and the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko mentioned that the Dobra lithium site in the Kirovohrad region might be the first project.
“The Commission for Organizing the Conclusion…
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A German-funded preferential mortgage loan program for internally displaced persons in Ukraine has issued more than 1,000 loans.
Throughout the two phases of the Housing for Internally Displaced Persons program, a total of 1,053 loans has been provided. The German government contributed €42.5M in funding and has untilized it completely, according to the Ministry of Community and Territorial…
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Russian Shaheds have entered a new phase in their war against Ukraine.
Made based on Iranian blueprints and modified in Russia, Shahed strike drones have become the primary weapon of Russian terror being used against Ukrainian civilians. Since the start of 2025, Russia has conducted over 1,000 drone attacks each week. On June 8 alone, the…
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The Ukrainian defense sector can produce up to 10 million UAVs each year; more partners have joined the drone coalition.
Rustem Umerov, head of the Ministry of Defense, discussed expanding cooperation between Ukraine’s defense industry and international partners with representatives from over 20 German defense companies, highlighting Kyiv’s initiatives, including an investment…
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Ukraine will be able to increase its electricity exports to the EU by almost 40%.
The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity, ENTSO-E, has raised the maximum electricity export capacity from Ukraine and Moldova to EU countries by 250 MW, bringing it to 900 MW. This will help balance Ukraine’s power system and allow…
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IMC invests $22M in a fleet of grain wagons and can now transport 80% of its grain.
Oleksandr Verzhykhovsky, CEO of the Industrial Dairy Company agroholding (IMC), said that by March 2025 IMC had completed investment in its rolling stock. Since 2024, the company has spent about $22M to purchase 300 grain wagons. Currently, the agroholding can transport…
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A Vinnytsia-based plant, confiscated from a Russian, will be auctioned alongside Europe’s oldest plumbing plants.
An online auction to privatize the state-owned stake (100% of the authorized capital) of the Vinnytsia-based Vinnytsiapobuthim enterprise will take place on August 13. The starting bid is ₴301M ($7.1M) excluding VAT, according to the State Property Fund….
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