Invaders steal about 5M t of grain from occupied territories
Last year, the invaders took almost 5 million tons of Ukrainian grain from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
Economy
17 January 2024
Poland wants to introduce protective mechanisms against Ukrainian products
In light of the European Commission's rejection of Poland's demand to impose duties on Ukrainian agricultural products, Warsaw wants to introduce regional mechanisms to protect against the influx of Ukrainian goods.
Over 500 ships arrive through Black Sea humanitarian corridor - Brink
As of today, 515 ships have sailed through the Black Sea humanitarian corridor, delivering 16.5 million tons of grain and other cargo.
In Romania, farmers continue to block two checkpoints on border with Ukraine
Romanian farmers continue to partially block truck traffic near the Siret and Vicovu de Sus checkpoints near the border with Ukraine.
Over 2,000 trucks queuing at borders, with blockages only on Romanian side
More than two thousand trucks are queuing up at the Ukrainian border, with blockades currently being recorded only in Romania in the direction of the Ukrainian checkpoints Porubne and Krasnoilsk.
Russians allow IAEA to visit ZNPP unit 6
After several refusals, experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) finally gained access to the reactor hall of Zaporizhzhia NPP unit 6.
Ukraine needs more Western support so as not to resort to printing press - EBRD
Ukraine needs financial and military support in order to prevent the government in Kyiv from resorting to printing money to keep the economy afloat.
Energoatom estimates losses from Russian occupation of ZNPP at UAH 30B
According to preliminary estimates, losses from the occupation of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (NPP) by Russian forces amount to UAH 30 billion, while lost profits of Ukraine’s National Nuclear Energy Generating Company Energoatom exceed UAH 167 billion.
Government allocating almost UAH 800M in reserve funds for ammo, drones, thermal imagers
The Cabinet of Ministers is donating UAH 792 million from the budget’s reserve fund to strengthen Ukraine’s defense capabilities. The funds will be distributed among military units to cover their most urgent needs.
Chinese banks tighten restrictions on Russia after Biden's sanctions order - Bloomberg
China's state-owned banks are tightening restrictions on financing Russian clients after U.S. President Joe Biden signed a decree imposing secondary sanctions on foreign financial companies that help Moscow in the war in Ukraine.
16 January 2024
All checkpoints on Poland-Ukraine border unblocked as Polish carriers suspend protest
According to the information from Polish border guards, at 20:00, Polish freight carriers ceased the protest rally at the border, thus unblocking all checkpoints for Ukrainian trucks.
European Parliament calls for fixing share of GDP to help Ukraine
Assistance to Ukraine will be more effective if EU countries fulfill their promises and do so without delay. An effective measure could be to set a fixed percentage of GDP, including that of EU member states, to help and enable Ukraine to win the war against Russia.
Zelensky meets with representatives of major financial funds in Davos
In Davos, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with representatives of the world's largest financial funds.
Romanian farmers continue to block two checkpoints on border with Ukraine
This morning, Romanian farmers resumed blocking the road near the Vicovu de Sus checkpoint opposite Krasnoilsk.
In Davos, Zelensky invites big business to invest, rebuild Ukraine
At a meeting in Davos, President Volodymyr Zelensky invited representatives of big business to invest in Ukraine and participate in its recovery.
Border blockade suspended until Mar 1 - agreement signed in Poland
The Ministry of Infrastructure of Poland has signed an agreement with the organizers of the blockade of checkpoints on the Polish-Ukrainian border, as a result of which the protesters suspend their protest until March 1.
Polish carriers to suspend Ukraine border blockade Wednesday
Polish freight carriers, which have been blocking a number of border crossings with Ukraine since November, reached an agreement with the Polish government on "certain conditions" and will suspend their protest on Wednesday, January 17.
Two new checkpoints for cargo to open on border with Romania
Ukraine and Romania are working to launch two new cargo checkpoints on their common border.
Romanian gov't reaches agreement with farmers blocking Ukrainian border
An agreement was reached between the Romanian Ministry of Agriculture and representatives of large agricultural organizations, which resulted in the satisfaction of several demands of farmers who had been protesting and blocking the border with Ukraine for six days.
Almost 50 companies on list of war sponsors - NACP Head
Almost 50 companies are on the list of international sponsors of the war, most of them from China.
Naftogaz pays over ₴90B in taxes last year
In 2023, Naftogaz Group paid UAH 90.2 billion in taxes to the state and local budgets.
15 January 2024
Over 3,000 trucks queuing at border with Poland, Slovakia, Hungary
More than 2,000 trucks are queuing up on the border of Ukraine and Poland, and another 1,000 are queuing up on other parts of the border.
Romanian farmers block truck traffic through two checkpoints
Romanian farmers have again blocked the movement of trucks through the Siret checkpoint, and the blocking of the Vicovu de Sus checkpoint has also begun.
Energy ministry presents draft Hydrogen Strategy until 2050
The draft Hydrogen Strategy until 2050 has been presented as part of a working group meeting in the Ukrainian Energy Ministry.
14 January 2024
Ukraine's economy minister in Davos: Food security requires demining, protection of Black Sea ports
The priority tasks for solving the problem of global food insecurity are demining the Black Sea, strengthening air defenses for Ukraine's port infrastructure and humanitarian aid for the most vulnerable countries.
Romanian farmers again block truck traffic at border with Ukraine
Romanian farmers have resumed protests and blocked truck traffic at the Siret crossing point on the Romanian side of the border with Ukraine.
USAID to provide up to UAH 270M for grain storage program in Ukraine
Under the USAID Agricultural and Rural Development (AGRO) program, Ukrainian enterprises that provide services for processing and storage of agricultural products will receive up to UAH 270 million in co-financing for the development of grain storage capacities.
Russia prepares legal battle to stall seizure of frozen reserves – Bloomberg
Russia is devising a legal challenge to snarl any efforts by the United States or Europe to confiscate some of its $300 billion in frozen central bank assets in favor of Ukraine.
Ukrzaliznytsia transports more than 30M tonnes of grain in 2023
In 2023, Ukrzaliznytsia JSC transported 30.58 million tonnes of grain.