Ukraine officials discuss with Richard Branson project of new Mriya giant
Ukrainian authorities have spoken with the founder of Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson, who is on a visit to Ukraine, the project of a new Mriya aircraft.
Economy
Ukraine, EU ink agreement on road freight transport
Ukraine and the European Union have signed an Agreement on Freight Transport by Road, which abolishes the need for permits for Ukrainian carriers to perform bilateral and transit traffic.
Indonesian President calls for doing everything possible to unblock Ukrainian grain exports
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has called for doing everything possible to unblock the export of Ukrainian grain, with security guarantees provided to all interested parties.
REPO Task Force blocks over $30B of sanctioned Russians’ assets
The Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs (REPO) Task Force has blocked or frozen more than $30 billion worth of sanctioned Russians’ assets in the first 100 days.
British billionaire Branson visits Hostomel airdrome, showing interest in its reconstruction
Richard Branson, a British billionaire and founder of Virgin Galactic, has visited the city of Hostomel, Kyiv Region, where fierce battles with Russian invaders were raging in late February 2022.
Canada to provide $150M loan to Ukraine
Canada will provide a CAD200 million (nearly USD150 million) loan to Ukraine through the International Monetary Fund to help meet its urgent liquidity needs.
German lawmaker calls for inquiry into deliberately making Germany dependent on Russian energy
Germany's energy dependence on Russia could be created deliberately so it is necessary to investigate the reasons behind the move.
28 June 2022
Finance Ministry places war bonds worth over UAH 2B
On June 28, 2022, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry placed government domestic bonds worth more than UAH 2 billion.
United States bans Russian gold imports
The U.S. Department of the Treasury jointly with the U.S. Department of State and other government agencies, announced sanctions against individuals and entities in the Russian Federation, as well as a ban on Russian gold imports.
G7 pledges to help Ukrainian farmers
The Group of Seven has promised to support the agricultural sector of Ukraine and seek to restore Ukrainian agricultural exports by maritime routes.
27 June 2022
Russia struggling to find hundreds of imported parts for its aircraft fleet - intelligence
Russian defense companies are trying to find substitution for hundreds of components for their aircraft.
G7 leaders in solidarity over capping price for Russian oil - White House
Leaders of the Group of Seven, who recently held a summit in Germany, have reached an absolute consensus on the need to restrict prices for Russian oil. At the same time, the mechanism needs to be worked out to this end.
Ukraine court seizes property of Russian companies worth UAH 4.5B
The Ukrainian court ruled to seize property belonging to Russian corporations totaling more than UAH 4.5 billion.
Zelensky calls on G7 leaders to impose price cap on Russian oil
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has called on participants in the G7 summit to tighten sanctions against Russia, including to impose a “price cap” on Russian oil.
Oil and gas embargo against Russia was needed 'yesterday' - Yermak
Ukraine is calling on international partners to impose a gas embargo against Russia as soon as possible and to tighten restrictions on Russian oil exports.
UK to allocate up to £10M to repair Ukraine's rail infrastructure to facilitate grain exports
The UK government is contributing up to £10 million to repair Ukraine's rail infrastructure to facilitate the export of grain from the country amid Russian aggression.
Western embargo on Russian gold to cost Kremlin $19B annually - Blinken
Introducing a ban on Russian gold, which is the country’s second most lucrative export after energy, will deny Russia access to $19 billion of revenues a year.
"Grain corridor" from Ukraine to launch in three to four weeks if deal reached, Turkish official says
The opening of the "grain corridor" will take three to four weeks, but the main factor in starting this process is the agreement that is yet to be reached between Ukraine and Russia. To this end, Istanbul is ready to host a meeting in the Turkey-Ukraine-Russia-UN format.
Japan PM announces additional sanctions on Russia
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has announced additional sanctions against Russia, including a ban on imports of Russian gold.
Russia defaults on foreign debt - Bloomberg
The Russian Federation for the first time defaults on foreign debt, which has become a climax of ever-tougher Western sanctions, which have shut payments paths to creditors.
26 June 2022
Russia exports at least 400,000 tonnes of grain from Ukraine – agriculture ministry
Since the beginning of the all-out invasion, Russia has exported at least 400,000 tonnes of grain from occupied Ukrainian territories.
UK ready to provide $525M in financial aid for Ukraine
London is ready to provide another $525 million in guarantees for World Bank lending later this year.
25 June 2022
Ukraine increases grain exports by 50% every month amid sea blockade
To address the global food crisis caused by Russia's blockade of Ukrainian seaports, Ukraine is increasing its grain exports across its western borders by 50 percent every month.
Ship recently docked in occupied Berdiansk’s port believed to try to take out stolen Ukrainian grain
A dry cargo vessel has checked in the port of Berdiansk, the city in southern Ukraine, which has been temporarily captured by Russian invasion forces. Ukraine officials believe a batch of Ukrainian grains will be loaded onto the ship to be illegally exported out of the country.
Ukraine to receive EUR 1B grant from Germany - finance ministry
Minister of Finance Serhiy Marchenko of Ukraine and his German counterpart Christian Lindner have signed an Agreement between the two governments on providing Ukraine with EUR 1 billion in grant funding.
24 June 2022
Ukraine needs to export 18M tonnes of last year's crops – agriculture minister
Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, must constantly develop ways to export its products, which could be an alternative to the sea route.
European Council approves EUR 9B in aid for Ukraine
The European Council at its summit approved macro-financial assistance to Ukraine in the amount of EUR 9 billion.
Scholz calls on world to keep up pressure on Russia
The international community cannot afford to ease pressure on Russia, which is trying to create a global food crisis.
Invaders take out all old harvest grain from Melitopol silos - mayor
Every day, the Russian military drives dozens of grain trucks out of captured Melitopol. The invaders are only willing to buy grains from local farmers at a dumped price of $80 per tonne, which is below cost price.