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Turkish President and UN Secretary-General met with Ukrainian President in Ukraine’s west
The President of Ukraine met with Turkish President t Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Lviv (west of Ukraine) on August 18, 2022. They discussed prospects for ending the Russia-Ukraine war. Source: The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy “We agreed to continue the coordination of the grain initiative...
Charity foundation bought satellite with money raised by Ukrainians
On August 18, 2022, it became known that Serhiy Prytula Foundation, a Ukrainian charitable foundation fundraising for Ukraine’s military and humanitarian needs, has raised 600 million hryvnias [approximately $16 million – ed.] to purchase satellite and have an access to a database of satellite images ICEYE for the Ukrainian Armed Forces for...
55 diplomatic missions have already resumed work in Ukraine’s capital
The President of Ukraine said on his Telegram channel that he accepted the credentials of the ambassadors of Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Belgium and Spain on August 17, 2022. Source: The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed that 55 diplomatic missions had already resumed work in Kyiv. “These...
Denmark is ready to limit entry of Russian tourists regardless of EU decision
The Head of Foreign Affairs of Denmark said on August 17, 2022, that he hoped that the EU would adopt a joint decision to ban the issuance of tourist visas to Russians, but if there is no success in introducing common EU rules, the government is ready to revise the Danish rules. Source: Head of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Jeppe Kofod “If it...
Russia is transferring an echelon of 28 wagons with missiles to the border with Ukraine
The Armed Forces of Ukraine said that an echelon of 28 wagons with ammunition left Ulan-Ude (the capital city of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia) at the beginning of August 2022. It is transporting missiles for the S-300 air defense system to the borders of Ukraine. It is expected that the echelon will arrive at the border on the 20th of August....
The situation on the front line will get worse soon, – Defence Intelligence of Ukraine
The representative of the press service of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said on August 17, 2022, that Russia is still not ready to withdraw its troops, and Ukraine will release all captured territories, as a result, aggravation is expected at the front soon. Source: Andriy Yusov, representative of the...
The assets of Russian enterprise worth UAH 350,000,000 were arrested in Ukraine
On August 17, 2022, it became known, that Ukraine’s court seized the corporate rights and real estate of one of the largest Russian manufacturers of semi-finished products in Ukraine. The amount of seized property is over 350 million hryvnias. Source: Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine The prosecutor’s office states the...
European banks resume Russian bonds trading
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, which enforces US sanctions, on July 22, 2022, opened a three-month deadline for banks to help investors who left with now-unsound Russian bonds get rid of them. Source: US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) European banks will resume trading in...
China will send its troops to Russia for joint training
Ministry of Defense of China said on August 17, 2022, that Beijing would send a contingent of its troops to Russia to participate in joint military exercises involving several other countries, including India, Belarus, Mongolia and Tajikistan. Source: Ministry of Defense of China On August 17, China’s Ministry of Defense said that...
Ukraine will receive 450 million in aid from Canada for the purchase of gas
The Prime Minister of Ukraine said on August 17, 2022, that Canada did not leave Ukraine without help and would allocate 450 million Canadian dollars ($350 million) to Ukraine for the purchase of gas before the heating season. Source: The Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and Canadian Finance Minister Christa Freeland “Another step of...