Poland gives Ukraine almost 1,500 tonnes of equipment for infrastructure restoration
Since May 2022, 80 shipments of humanitarian aid for energy needs have arrived from Poland to Ukraine, which is about 1,500 tonnes of equipment.
23 April 2023
Since May 2022, 80 shipments of humanitarian aid for energy needs have arrived from Poland to Ukraine, which is about 1,500 tonnes of equipment.
Russia fired more than 1,200 missiles and drones at key energy infrastructure facilities across Ukraine. The total damage inflicted on the Ukrainian power system exceeds $1 billion.
The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) put Peninsula Petroleum Limited global leading marine fuel supplier on the list of international war sponsors.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved a draft law on financial support for the rail supply project of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia within the framework of an agreement between Ukraine and France.
22 April 2023
The European Union intends to introduce a ban on the transit of various goods through the territory of Russia.
The Government of Japan has announced a grant contribution of $471 million to the World Bank’s Ukraine Relief, Recovery, Reconstruction and Reform Trust Fund (URTF).
Ukraine and France are strengthening cooperation on damage assessment and restoration of Ukrainian transport systems, with an emphasis on the transition to low-carbon mobility.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal has discussed support for Ukraine’s reconstruction with the special envoy of the French President, Pierre Heilbronn, and French Minister Delegate for Transport Clément Beaune.
The State Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine (Restoration Agency) and The Conflict and Development Foundation (CDF) corporation signed a memorandum to launch the Modular Bridge project aimed at improving logistics on Ukraine's priority roads.
State Enterprise National Nuclear Energy Generating Company "Energoatom" and Holtec International concluded an agreement to build small modular reactors (SMRs) in Ukraine.
Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Mykola Solskyi of Ukraine and his Bulgarian counterpart Yavor Hecheva, agreed on unblocking and unloading the trucks carrying foodstuffs.
The Government of Germany and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) signed an agreement on Germany’s €3 million contribution to the project "Development of industrial potential, policy and diagnostics for green recovery of Ukraine".
In the 2022/2023 marketing year, from July 1, 2022, to April 21, 2023, Ukraine exported 40.557 million tonnes of grains and legumes.
International partners will contribute to financing the repair and equipment of the Vinnytsia Regional Boarding House for people with disabilities and the elderly, which has received many civilians evacuated from the areas of hostilities since the Russian invasion started.
21 April 2023
The agriculture ministers from five EU countries, such as Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, have sent a joint letter to the European Commission, claiming that the list of Ukrainian products banned from being imported to these countries should be expanded.
Kazakhstan increased its oil exports bypassing Russia in the first quarter of 2023 due to the desire to reduce dependence on Russia.
Horses have been removed from the list of Ukrainian agricultural products banned from importation into Poland, which was updated on on April 21.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has held a meeting with President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Odile Renaud-Basso to discuss the implementation of projects for the recovery and development of Ukraine.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has met with a delegation of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development led by EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso.
Poland has added new conditions for the transit of Ukrainian agricultural products, in particular, the requirement for a fuel reserve of at least 150 kilometers.
Romania’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Petre Daea at a meeting with Ukraine’s Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Mykola Solskyi has said that Romania will maintain the “Solidarity Lanes” for the transit of Ukrainian grain.
Starting April 21, 2023, the National Bank will ease a number of administrative restrictions to create conditions for launching the e-residency project and strengthening positive trends in the cash segment of the foreign exchange market.
Russia's actions to block inspections of ships sailing through the "grain corridor" are recorded by both the secretariat of the Joint Coordination Center and the Ukrainian side as legal evidence of one of Russia's crimes in the war against Ukraine.
In the 2022/2023 marketing year (MY), from July 1, 2022, to April 21, 2023, Ukraine exported 40.557 million (mln) tonnes of grains and pulses.
Starting from midnight on April 21, Poland unblocked the movement of Ukrainian agricultural products in transit through the country to other EU countries and Polish seaports. The first truck convoy will leave the Dorohusk border crossing point for the Netherlands within an hour.
Hungary's Agriculture Minister István Nagy assured Ukraine's Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Mykola Solskyi that the transit of Ukrainian agricultural products through Hungary would be unimpeded.
The State Service of Ukraine for Transport Safety (Ukrtransbezpeka) has announced new conditions for the transit of Ukrainian agricultural products through Poland, including convoys; transit will resume from the beginning of the day on April 21.
JSC Ukrgasvydobuvannya, which is part of Naftogaz Group, transferred UAH 6.23 billion in rent payments to the consolidated budget of Ukraine in January-March 2023.
A rehabilitation center intended for Ukrainian defenders is likely to be built in the Chernihiv region’s Nizhyn. The construction works are expected to be financed by the French Republic.
20 April 2023
During the meeting, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Odile Renaud-Basso discussed areas of cooperation and the implementation of joint projects for the restoration and development of Ukraine.