Once again there is an impasse in the attempts to bring an end to the war in Ukraine. A five-hour meeting in the Kremlin between the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and the US team led by Donald Trump’s envoys, businessmen Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, has failed to make any…
Category: 1. Ukraine
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IMF urges adherence to law in handling of Russian assets to protect intl monetary system
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is closely monitoring discussions on the possibility of using frozen Russian assets, including options that involve using EuroClear cash balances received from them, while maintaining Russia’s…
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It’s important partners consider Russia’s crimes against Ukrainian children
The Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets is ouraged by information that Russia could send kidnapped Ukrainian children to “re-education” camps, particularly, in North Korea.
“Russia continues to systematically…
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Ukraine must cancel exemptions for VAT registration, close customs loopholes for consumer goods – IMF prior actions
To open a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) financing program, Ukraine must take the following prior actions: expand the tax base by adopting legislation on the taxation of income received through digital platforms; close…
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Defense Ministry allocates additional UAH 2.1 bln to order drones, other equipment through DOT-Chain Defense
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The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has allocated an additional UAH 2.1 billion for the ordering of drones and other equipment by Ukrainian Armed Forces brigades through DOT-Chain…
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Movement toward the European Union is impossible without reforming Ukrzaliznytsia
Oleksandr Kalenkov, President of the association of enterprises Ukrmetalurgprom
The year 2025 is coming to an end, and all enterprises of the mining and metallurgical sector remain in survival mode, as they have for the past four…
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OSCE chief skips naming Russia as aggressor again at Ministerial Council
During his speech in Vienna, OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu did not once refer to Russia as an aggressor state, did not mention its responsibility for the war against Ukraine, and failed to highlight Russia’s systematic violations of all principles of the Helsinki Final…
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Brave1 launches new grant program for component development with nearly UAH 8 mln funding
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The state defense tech cluster Brave1 announced the launch of a new grant program Brave1 Components for component development with the possibility of funding up to UAH 8…
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General Assembly sends clear signal: World won’t tolerate forced displacement and deportation of Ukrainian children
The UN General Assembly has sent a clear signal that the world will not tolerate the forced displacement and deportation of Ukrainian children, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha.
“I am grateful to all UN member states who supported the adoption of the UN General…
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Russian forces shell perinatal center in Kherson
In Kherson, Russian forces shelled a perinatal center.
This was reported on Facebook by Yaroslav Shanko, Head of the Kherson City Military Administration, according to Ukrinform.
“Today, Russian terrorists deliberately targeted the perinatal center in Kherson,”…
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