Category: 9. Business

On the night of August 27, the enemy targeted energy and gas transportation infrastructure across six Ukrainian regions, including Sumy, Poltava, Donetsk, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia. In Sumy, a UAV strike damaged key substation equipment; in Poltava,…

US President Donald Trump said that the US may impose sanctions and tariffs not only against Russia, but also against Ukraine, if a peace agreement is not signed. According to the White House chief, President Zelenskyy “is also not innocent” in a situation without…

The US aims to end conflicts in Ukraine, Iran, and Gaza by year’s end. US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff announced plans to meet with Ukrainian representatives in New York, including Andriy Yermak, head of the Presidential Administration, and Rustem Umerov, Secretary of…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz believes that attempting to access the Russian Central Bank’s assets could impact financial markets. Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever agreed with Merz and added “I know that there are governments that dream of confiscating these…

Vilnius sent a letter to EU partners urging European capitals to “take decisive measures” to make Ukraine’s EU bid “real and irreversible”. The letter emphasizes that the moment has come to advance Ukraine’s integration, especially as Russia’s military…

The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to privatize a strategically important facility – the Odesa Port Plant (OPP). The state’s ownership stake will be offered through an open electronic auction with an initial price of ₴4.5B ($107M). According to the Cabinet of…

The KNESS Group of Companies is in the final stages of implementing one of the largest project portfolios for the creation of a network of energy storage systems (ESS) that will provide ancillary services to support the Ukrainian power system’s stability. The total…

The newly registered parks, covering a total of 140 hectares, are expected to create 5,100 jobs. They qualify for benefits from the government, including co-financing of infrastructure projects. Last year, 15 industrial parks received ₴1.2B ($28.6M) from the state…

The allies have drafted a security guarantee plan involving a three-tiered defense approach:

1. A demilitarized zone patrolled by neutral peacekeepers from a third nation, agreed upon by Ukraine and Russia.
2. Ukrainian troops, armed and trained by NATO members, serve as the…

The government has revised its estimate of the budget’s financing gap not covered by international partners for 2026; it now stands at about $10B, down from at least $19B a few months ago. The Ministry plans to reassess its use of ERA Loans from the G7, which will be…