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Monday, 25 November 2024, 05:23
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in its report following its mission’s visit to the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant, Europe’s largest station, which was captured by Russian troops on March 4, has called for the immediate creation of a safety zone around the facility.
Ukrainian farmers have already started to sow winter grain crops, such as wheat, rye and barley, in seven regions.
In August 2022, Ukraine’s international reserves increased by 13.6%, to USD 25.436 billion as of September 1.
Six vessels loaded with Ukrainian agricultural products departed from Ukraine's Black Sea ports through a "grain corridor" early on Tuesday, September 6.
For the six months of the war against Ukraine – from February 24 to August 24 – Russia earned at least €158 billion in revenue from fossil fuel exports, which indicates the need for immediate tightening of economic restrictions on the Russian Federation.
Ukraine can help the European Union ease energy crisis this winter with its electricity exports, which is why Russia is trying to seize the Zaporizhzhia NPP and impede them.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced that Brussels will offer Ukraine an additional 5 billion euros in macro-financial assistance this week.
05 September 2022
The European Union has been preparing for this heating season, filling gas storage facilities and cutting energy expenditures. Meanwhile, Ukraine has created bigger coal and gas reserves than usually.
At the moment, it is impossible to repair power transmission lines at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) due to hostilities.
As of September 4, Ukraine exported 2 million tonnes of grain and other agricultural products through the unlocked Odesa seaports.
Due to a fire caused by Russian shelling, the last power transmission line connecting the Zaporizhzhia NPP with Ukraine’s power grid was turned off today, power unit No. 6, which supplies the NPP's own needs, was disconnected from the network.
Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Vice President of the European Commission, Maros Sefcovic, have discussed the strengthening of sanctions against Russia and Ukraine's integration into the EU energy market.
Four representatives of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) left Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on September 5, with two IAEA mission members remaining at the station.
At the Zaporizhia NPP, next to which the invaders have deployed and fire MLR systems, a nuclear engineering audit is required even more than the peacekeeping efforts of an IAEA mission.
04 September 2022
The European Network of Transmission System Operators (ENTSO-E) has increased the available cross-border capacity for Ukraine’s electricity exports towards the EU to 300 megawatts. Such capacities will be available to Ukrainian exporters during peak consumption hours.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal expects that Ukraine will receive EUR 5 billion in macro-financial assistance from the EU this week. He discussed with German partners the issue of receiving another EUR 3 billion in support, as well as providing macro-financial assistance to Ukraine next year.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal insists a peacekeeping mission under the aegis of the European Union and the United Nations needs to be sent to Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) to ensure its complete demilitarization.
The Ukrainian and Austrian governments have signed a framework agreement on economic cooperation in the development of projects, including in the field of health care, which provides for the construction and equipment of a number of medical facilities.
Twelve ships loaded with grain departed from Ukraine's Black Sea ports early on Sunday, September 4.
The number of phytosanitary and veterinary inspectors should be increased on the Polish side of the border in order to settle the critical situation with checkpoints’ capacity as transport companies are facing massive delays.
Four Ukrainian companies will participate in the International Defense Industry Exhibition (MSPO 2022), which will take place in the Polish city of Kielce September 6 through September 9.
About USD 37 billion of financial support within the framework of 13 cooperation programs and the implementation of numerous structural reforms in the areas of monetary and fiscal policy, bank, judicial and tax policy, customs, public administration, the fight against corruption, the land market and medicine – these are the results of long-term coordinated cooperation of Ukraine with the Fund.
Over the past 30 years, the World Bank has approved 70 loans worth USD 14.4 billion and EUR 2.1 billion for Ukraine, of which USD 11.8 billion and EUR 1.2 billion had already been received.
Due to storage capacities and energy-saving measures, the European Union is “well prepared” in the event of a total halt in Russian gas deliveries.
03 September 2022
Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been disconnected from its main power line and is operating through a reserve line, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported has said.
Russia’s Gazprom failed to resume gas supplies through the Nord Stream pipeline to Germany on Saturday, citing technical issues, a move Germany has decried as groundless.
On September 3, another vessel carrying Ukrainian agricultural products left Odesa port through the "grain corridor". Nine bulker carriers have not yet left harbors due to stormy weather.
In August, Ukraine’s exports of agricultural products increased by 66% - up to 4.5 million tonnes, according to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food.
The EU's oil embargo against Russia next year will reduce the aggressor's income by at least 40% in 2023.