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19 December 2023
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky believes that the issue of pressure on business by law enforcement agencies will be resolved when the relevant draft law is approved, namely, the bill on the launch of the Bureau of Economic Security (BES).
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed hope that Poland’s new government will unblock the border.
Ukraine has already reached an agreement on long-term financial aid commitments with Belgium, Denmark, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, Germany, Sweden and Japan.
A court in the United Kingdom has recognized the decision of the Hague arbitration to compensate Naftogaz Group for $5 billion for assets seized by Russia in Crimea.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved compensation to communities that had a significant share of the "military" personal income tax (PIT).
More than 3,300 trucks are waiting in lines at the border with Poland to enter Ukraine.
At midnight, a new online service will be launched in the Diia app that will allow one to buy and sell cars via smartphone.
At the blocked Dorohusk-Yahodyn checkpoint on the border with Poland, several trucks per hour are allowed to cross into Ukraine.
The United States will allocate $150 million over five years to further Ukraine's digital transformation.
This week, the Diia application will launch a service that will allow exchanging housing certificates for housing within the eRestoration (eVidnovlennia) program.
More than 10 million tonnes of cargo have already been exported through the Ukrainian temporary maritime corridor.
The Board of Directors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved an EUR 4 billion capital increase that will enable the bank to double its Ukraine investments.
The U.S. administration plans to provide Ukraine with an additional defense aid package by the end of the year, which will be the last one within the current funding, unless Congress decides on new aid.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has managed to turn the departure of Western companies from the Russian market into a "gold mine": if companies want to leave Russia, Putin sets conditions that are favorable to his government and elites.
In January-November 2023, Ukrainian seaports handled 52.8 million tonnes of cargo, which is 15.8% more compared to the same period last year.
18 December 2023
The European Union adopted the 12th package of economic and individual sanctions against Russia on Monday, December 18.
A cargo of Ukrainian grain weighing 25,000 tons is being prepared for shipment from the Turkish port of Samsun to Nigeria as part of the Grain from Ukraine program.
The Polish side started a protest near the Dorohusk checkpoint.
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva called on the United States and the EU to speed up financial assistance to Ukraine, which is vital for the country's economic recovery.
In the Poltava region, 50 owners of damaged homes have been approved for state compensation of more than UAH 4.2 million.
Polish truckers, who were allowed by the Lublin District Court to resume the blockade of the Dorohusk border, are returning to protest at the border on Monday. They are joined by Polish farmers who are also putting forward their demands.
More than 2,050 trucks are queuing at the border with Poland to enter Ukraine.
17 December 2023
Outlines of the decisions necessary for the transfer of frozen Russian assets and those of individuals affiliated with Russia to the benefit of Ukraine are now being drawn up.
Russian invasion forces occupiers once again rejected the request filed by the IAEA mission at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant for access to the nearby thermal power plant to assess the external backup power supply.
Petro Kotin, president of Ukraine's National Nuclear Energy Generating Company Energoatom, and Patrick Fragman, president and chief executive officer of Westinghouse Electric Company, have signed in Kyiv a contract for the purchase of equipment for power unit No. 5 at the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant, which will be built according to the Westinghouse AP1000 technology.
On December 16, about 1,500 freight trucks crossed the border at the Yahodyn-Dorohusk checkpoint in both directions.
No electricity shortage has been reported in the country's united power system as of December 17, while the authorities urge citizens to use consume efficiently.
The Russian invasion forces are increasing pressure on Ukrainian personnel of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the facility held by the Russians since March 2022, forcing them to obtain Russian passports and sign contracts with Russia’s nuclear generation operator Rosatom.
16 December 2023
Türkiye continues to make efforts to restore the Black Sea Grain Initiative and end the Russian-Ukrainian war in accordance with the principle of Ukraine's territorial integrity.
Western countries are exploring ways to confiscate frozen Russian assets and transfer them to Ukraine.