Adam Leszkiewicz, CEO of the Polish state-owned defense company Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa, said that PGZ will expand its exports of portable air defense systems, artillery particularly howitzers), and other technologies that have been proven effective in Ukraine. The…
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The EU Central Bank supports providing a reparations loan to Kyiv.
The latest version of the EU proposal to support Ukraine using Russian assets is closest to complying with international law, said European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, commenting on the EC’s proposed plan to provide Kyiv with a reparations loan. According…
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The EIB has allocated over €18M for energy modernization projects across dozens of social infrastructure facilities in three regions.
The EIB has designated €18.4M for the Ukraine Municipal Infrastructure Program (UMIP). This funding phase will focus on energy-efficient upgrades for 28 schools, kindergartens, and hospitals. In Volyn region, €4.2M will be spent on upgrading three major healthcare…
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New industrial parks with investment totaling hundreds of millions are being launched in Ukraine, along with powerful processing enterprises within these industrial sites.
The Cabinet of Ministers has registered Ukraine’s 114th industrial park, Nosivski Gospodarstva (Chernihiv region), covering over 14 hectares. The project aims to generate approximately 700 jobs in the processing industry. Enterprises in food production, alternative…
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President Trump has imposed a deadline for President Zelenskyy to respond to his proposed peace plan.
Representatives of US President Donald Trump are requesting that President Zelenskyy sign the US’ peace agreement within the next few days. During a telephone conversation, Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and the President’s son-in-law Jared Kushner pressured…
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Ukraine has agreed to restructure its GDP warrants.
On December 1, Ukraine offered holders of $2.59B worth of GDP warrants the option to exchange them at a 1.34 ratio for new Class C Eurobonds maturing in 2030-2032, along with a cash reward of up to 7% for making the exchange. In the following days, the country secured…
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A reparations loan will strengthen Ukraine’s position in future peace negotiations.
Frozen Russian assets could serve as the most crucial leverage for Ukraine and its allies in their efforts to end the war. Transferring at least a portion of these assets to Kyiv soon is essential because the US has halted funding to Ukraine under President Trump, while…
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Ukraine risks losing €2.2B in EU support because the Ukraine Facility plan has been disrupted.
The country may not meet its obligations under the EU’s Ukraine Facility financing program for the fourth quarter of 2025. Danylo Hetmantsev, chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, pointed out that while last year Ukraine met almost all of its…
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Ukrainian defenders regain nearly half of Pokrovsk.
According to the Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrsky, there were almost no Ukrainian soldiers left in Pokrovsk during the fall. However, since mid-November Ukrainian forces have managed to recapture 13 square kilometers of the city. The total…
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Europe has failed to compensate for the reduction in US military aid.
Experts from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy believe that in 2025 Ukraine’s allies may provide the smallest amount of aid to Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war, as Europe has not been able to replace withdrawn US support. Europe allocated only…
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