Section: Economy

      Ukraine expects to receive the first tranche of EU macro-financial assistance in January
      Jan03

      Ukraine expects to receive the first tranche of EU macro-financial assistance in January

      The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, discussed financial support for Ukraine during a telephone conversation on January 2, 2023. In particular, the possibility of receiving the first tranche of macro-financial assistance in January. Source: The President of Ukraine...

      European Union stopped the supply of Russian oil by 90%, – Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine
      Jan02

      European Union stopped the supply of Russian oil by 90%, – Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine

      Matti Maasikas, the Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine noted on January 2, 2023, that One of the main sanctions of the EU was the termination of 90% of Russian oil supplies to Europe by the end of 2022, thus depriving Moscow of the additional revenues. Source: Matti Maasikas, the Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine  “We have drastically...

      Great Britain stopped imports of Russian liquefied natural gas
      Jan02

      Great Britain stopped imports of Russian liquefied natural gas

      The press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom noted on January 1, 2023, on Twitter, that Great Britain stopped all imports of Russian liquefied natural gas. Source: The press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom “Today [on January 1, 2023 – ed.] the UK has ended all imports of...

      Russia caused damage to Ukraine’s environment in the amount of $40.8B
      Jan01

      Russia caused damage to Ukraine’s environment in the amount of $40.8B

      The First Deputy Head of the State Environmental Inspection of Ukraine, Dmytro Zaruba noted on December 31, 2022, that the total amount of damage caused to the environment of Ukraine as a result of the Russian invasion since February 2022 was more than 1.5 trillion hryvnias ($40.8 billion). Source: The First Deputy Head of the State Environmental...

      Ukraine has received more than $31B in international aid since February 2022
      Dec31

      Ukraine has received more than $31B in international aid since February 2022

      The Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal said on December 30, 2022, that since February 2022, Ukraine had received more than $31 billion in aid from international partners following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Source: The Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal “During this year, we repeatedly said that armies win battles, and...

      Japan plans to provide another $500M in aid to Ukraine, – Japanese Prime Minister
      Dec29

      Japan plans to provide another $500M in aid to Ukraine, – Japanese Prime Minister

      The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine Kuninori Matsuda said in an interview on December 29, 2022, that his country intended to allocate another $500 million to support Ukraine. Source: The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine Kuninori Matsuda “And when it comes to the assistance, we...

      Lithuania has frozen more than €85M of Russian and Belarusian assets
      Dec29

      Lithuania has frozen more than €85M of Russian and Belarusian assets

      Lithuania has frozen Russian and Belarusian assets with a total value of more than 85 million euros in compliance with the European Commission’s sanctions imposed in connection with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Lithuania noted this on December 28, 2022. Source: The Ministry of Internal...

      Poland has provided Ukraine with $9B in aid since the beginning of the Russian invasion
      Dec28

      Poland has provided Ukraine with $9B in aid since the beginning of the Russian invasion

      The Deputy Chairman of the Polish Development Fund Group (PFR) Bartosz Marchuk wrote on Twitter on December 27, 2022, that Poland and the Poles have provided Ukraine and Ukrainians with 35-40 billion zlotys ($8-9 billion) in aid since the full-scale aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. Source: The Deputy Chairman of the Polish...

      Italy provided Ukraine with €10 million in aid
      Dec27

      Italy provided Ukraine with €10 million in aid

      The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed with the Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni the issue of providing air defense systems to Ukraine, the implementation of the peace formula and thanked for the allocation of additional €10 million in aid. He stated this on Twitter on December 27, 2022. Source: The President of Ukraine...

      Sweden allocated more than $19M to support the defense of Ukraine
      Dec27

      Sweden allocated more than $19M to support the defense of Ukraine

      The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine noted on December 27, 2022, that the Kingdom of Sweden additionally allocated almost 19.2 million dollars to support the defense of Ukraine, the funds would be used to strengthen the military potential. Source: The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine “Sweden has additionally allocated almost 19.2 million...