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22 February 2024
The European Commission is looking for compromise solutions to problems related to the import of Ukrainian grain and its transit through neighboring countries, as well as a balance between measures to support the Ukrainian economy and the interests of the stability of the EU internal market.
The European Parliament's relevant committees have approved the Ukraine Facility, a multi-year financial assistance programme for Ukraine worth 50 billion euros.
The repair crews of Ukrenergo National Power Company are trying to restore a backup line supplying electricity to Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), but their efforts are complicated by continuous Russian attacks.
The leaders of Minnesota and Ukraine's Chernihiv region signed a Memorandum of Understanding on agricultural cooperation to increase opportunities for reconstruction and economic recovery in the Ukrainian region.
Ukrnafta PJSC has received 50 well pumps from Germany’s Oil Dynamics and expects another 150 units to be delivered in several shipments.
Last year the Ukrainian State Service for Geology and Mineral Resources provided 465 special licenses for subsurface management operations, which is 58% higher compared to 2022.
21 February 2024
The ambassadors of the EU member states agreed on February 21 on the Council's negotiating mandate on two legislative proposals which aim to renew the suspension of import duties and quotas on Ukrainian and Moldovan exports to the EU for another year.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said that frequent power outages remain a source of serious concern for nuclear safety at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), Europe's largest nuclear power plant.
Following Russian shelling, a power supply line connecting Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) with Ukraine’s energy system has been damaged.
On February 20, 2024, Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance raised UAH 16.6 billion to the state budget at an auction for the placement of domestic government bonds.
With the lawsuits filed by Ukrainian Justice Ministry against Russian groups, oligarchs and members of parliament, many of them have already lost their assets on the territory of Ukraine.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal discussed the implementation of agreements between Ukraine and Japan with representatives of Japanese businesses.
Naftogaz Group has signed memoranda with two Japanese companies regarding the modernization of combined heat and power plants (CHPPs) and the development of a joint wind energy project.
20 February 2024
The US Treasury Department has announced sanctions against two Russians involved in the hacking activities of the LockBit group, which is engaged in blocking critical networks abroad and demanding money for the resumption of work.
The European Commission has decided to provide EUR 83 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine and Moldova to overcome the consequences of Russian aggression and support people affected by the war.
Protesting Polish farmers blocked the railroad near the Medyka checkpoint on the border with Ukraine and poured Ukrainian grain from a freight car onto the tracks.
Ukraine has invited Japan to invest in environmental projects with an estimated potential of $28.4 billion.
Ukraine’s Export Credit Agency (ECA) and Japan’s Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the Development of Cooperation.
The Supervisory Board of Ukrainian Defense Industry JSC (Ukroboronprom) has endorsed a decision to transform a total of 33 state-owned defense industry enterprises into economic entities.
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) sold $322.6 million on the interbank foreign exchange market over the past week.
19 February 2024
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said that his country will not veto the 13th package of EU sanctions against Russia.
The representatives of Ukraine and Japan have signed the Convention for the Elimination of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income and the Prevention of Tax Evasion and Avoidance and the Protocol thereto.
Since February 2022, Japan has already provided Ukraine with a total of $4.6 billion in support through World Bank projects and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Ukraine has joined the Joint Crediting Mechanism. This will enable the country to receive Japanese investment for decarbonization programs in various sectors of the economy.
17 February 2024
Germany's defense company Rheinmetall plans to build a new factory for the production of artillery ammunition in Ukraine.
JSC Ukrainian Defense Industry signed a memorandum of cooperation with the leading German company Dynamit Nobel Defense.
In Munich, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Wazed discussed the creation of an alternative "grain corridor" in the Black Sea.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
On Saturday morning, protesters in Poland blocked six checkpoints on the border with Ukraine, with 3,300 trucks in line.