Ukraine’s allies plan to direct frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine without their immediate confiscation. According to a plan proposed by Belgium, the allies could issue debt obligations to finance Ukraine’s needs, using the assets of the Russian Federation as collateral to guarantee repayment of the debt... #Euroclear #ReparationsForUkraine #RussianAssets #RussianAssetsConfiscation #RussianCentralBank
Military aid continues to flow to Ukraine: Javelins, anti-tank ammunition, training, and new commitments. Lithuania handed over to Ukraine detonation systems and thousands of rounds of ammunition for anti-tank grenade launchers. Estonia has followed suit, and is transferring Javelin anti-tank missiles, ma... #CRV7 #DmytroKuleba #Javelin #MélanieJoly #MilitaryAidforUkraine #USweaponsforUkraine
The Restoration of Ukraine conference in Tokyo on February 19-20 will involve about 200 Japanese and Ukrainian companies. Ahead of the conference, Tokyo is working on incentives for Japanese companies to open businesses in Ukraine to help with its recovery. The Japanese government plans to ease travel restrictions and al... #FumioKishida #JapanAidForUkraine #TokyoConference #UkraineRestoration
The EU will create a military aid fund for Ukraine in a few days, and Hungary has agreed to finance non-lethal defense aid. The EU plans to form a €5B military aid fund for Ukraine in 2024 as part of the European Peace Fund, EU High Representative Josep Borrell said. “We discussed the situation on the battlefield, th... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #EuropeanPeaceFund #JosepBorrell #MilitaryAidforUkraine #PeterSijarto #WarinUkraine
EU leaders have supported €50B in Ukrainian aid over four years. On February 1, all 27 leaders of the EU member states politically endorsed the launch of the €50B Ukraine Facility for 2024-2027. Most of these funds will ensure Ukraine’s social and humanitaria... #EUfinancialAid #EUsummit #UkraineBudget2024 #UkraineFacility
Ukraine expects the first €4.5B from the new EU package in March; here is what the program provides. The European Parliament must approve the €50B Ukraine Facility program, previously approved by the European Council, during the plenary session scheduled for February 26-29, 2024. The first payment of... #EUfinancialAid #EUsummit #UkraineBudget2024 #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban
The White House is not considering putting aid to Ukraine in a separate bill, and the Republicans are working on a backup plan. The White House is not discussing the possibility of creating a separate bill on aid to Ukraine and Israel, spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre said. At the same time, the Pentagon believes in bipartisan su... #DonaldTrump #JohnKirby #KarineJeanPierre #Pentagon #USaidforUkraine #USMexicoBorder #USsenate
GLSDBs from the US, 100 Soviet tanks, and Skynex from Germany: defensive support from Ukraine’s partners is gaining momentum. The Pentagon will transfer American high-precision ground-launched small-diameter bombs (GLSDB) to Ukraine, but the terms are not specified. The GLSDB will allow the Ukrainian military to hit targets ... #AmmunitionForUkraine #GLSDB #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Skynex #T72 #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The US has started talking about dividing the aid package for Ukraine and the security of the American border. The national security package that has been proposed for consideration by the US Congress, which combines aid to Ukraine with border policy reforms, will most likely be divided, said House Speaker Mik... #MikeJohnson #USaidforUkraine #UScongress #USMexicoBorder
Ukraine will receive €21B in military assistance from the EU this year. According to FT, European institutions and EU member states have pledged to provide at least €21B in military aid to Ukraine in 2024, said High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs... #JosepBorrell #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
The EU has a compromise solution to allocate €50B for Ukraine. EU leaders will agree to the terms of Hungarian Prime Minister Orban, who insists on an annual review of financial assistance to Ukraine as part of a four-year, €50B package. Budapest wants not only a... #EUfinancialAid #HungaryVeto #SupportUkraine #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban
The EC extended preferential import status for Ukraine, but the most profitable categories will be limited. The updated rules for Ukrainian agricultural imports to the EU, which will be in effect until June 6, 2025, restrict the import of Ukrainian sugar, poultry meat, and eggs, some of the most profitable ... #agroexportukraine #JanuszWojciechowski #TradeAgreement
Ukraine Reconstruction Forum in Istanbul brings its first results. On January 31, the Forum on the Reconstruction of Ukraine brought increases to the trade potential between Turkey and Ukraine, said Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov. He added that “We hav... #IstanbulMeeting #OleksandrKubrakov #TurkishBusiness #UkraineReconstruction #УкраїнаТуреччина
Germany provides new military aid, and the EU promises to provide Ukraine with shells. A new support package from Germany includes 24 armored personnel carriers, three minesweeping tanks, and more than 1,000 155mm artillery pieces. Moreover, four Bandvagn 206 (BV206) vehicles and a BIBE... #AmmunitionForUkraine #Bandvagn #HannoPevkur #JosepBorrell #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The heads of five EU states call on the allies to increase military support for Ukraine. The leaders of Germany, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Estonia, and the Netherlands wrote a joint letter of appeal to Ukraine’s allies and partners, urging them to strengthen their support for Kyi... #AmmunitionForUkraine #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The US and Germany do not want to rush Ukraine’s accession to NATO. Ukraine and its Eastern European allies want a NATO invitation as soon as possible, but Washington and Berlin are more cautious. In addition to the US and Germany, other Western NATO representatives a... #NATO #UkraineAccessionToNATO #UkraineNATO #WarinUkraine
The EU supports the transfer of profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, but there is a lack of economic power for confiscation. On January 29, the ambassadors of the EU gave their support to a proposal to use the profits from the frozen assets of the Russian Federation to help Ukraine. The EU must approve the first step, separ... #EUCouncil #ReparationsForUkraine #RussianAssets #RussianAssetsConfiscation #RussianCentralBank
The lack of EU and US financial aid puts Ukraine’s economy at risk. Without €50B in aid from the EU and additional funding from the US, Ukraine will not be able to keep fighting against Russia or sustain its damaged economy for long. “This is critical for us bec... #DanyloHetmantsev #financialaidforUkraine #MariaRepko #UkraineEconomy #UkraineFacility
The Netherlands has allocated €122M for defense, and Belgium will jointly produce weapons with Ukraine. Despite the delay in aid from the EU and the US, other partners will continue to support Ukraine’s military potential. Here are the latest commitments: The Netherlands provides €122M. €87M will ... #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NATO #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Here are the restrictions for Ukraine in the new trade agreement with the EU. The latest draft agreement on trade preferences between Ukraine and the EU, which the European Commission plans to extend until June 6, 2025, provides restrictions on exporting Ukrainian sugar, poultr... #agroexportukraine #agroUkraine #GrainEmbargo #TradeAgreement #ВідвантаженнятоварівУкраїна
Allies promise to support Ukraine and are convinced that the country should become a NATO member for global security. A joint statement of the Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council was adopted in Brussels, which confirms the NATO allies’ readiness to support Ukraine to victory in the war against the aggressor count... #AnthonyBlinken #GlobalSecurity #SupportUkraine #UkraineNATO #UkraineNATOCouncil #WarinUkraine
Zelenskyy proposes non-standard solutions to fill the state budget. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that Ukrainian men who have gone abroad should pay taxes in Ukraine. According to him, some citizens left Ukraine and did not return to their former places of em... #RefugeesFromUkraine #TaxesToTheBudget #UkraineBudget2024 #Zelenskyy
The EU might hinder Hungary’s economy if it blocks aid to Ukraine. According to an internal EU document, Brussels will collapse the exchange rate of the Hungarian forint and reduce Hungary’s investment attractiveness, harming the “jobs and growth” o... #Hungary #HungaryEconomy #JanosBoka #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban
The EU has extended sanctions against Russia for another six months. The EU Council extended the economic sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation due to its invasion of Ukraine until July 31, 2024. The sanctions cover a wide range of sectoral measures, including re... #EUsanctions #RussianOilEmbargo #RussiawithoutSWIFT #SanctionsAgainstRussia
All EU members have already agreed on the provision of €50B to Ukraine. Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal said that all 27 EU member states agreed to support the four-year €50B Ukraine Facility program and will approve it on February 1. If nothing changes, this year... #EdgarsRinkevics #EUfinancialAid #OlenaShulyak #UkraineBudget2024 #UkraineEconomy #UkraineFacility
Germany is preparing a new support package, and the EU is getting closer to providing €5B in military aid to Ukraine. Ukraine’s partners continue to support its defense capability. Recent developments include: Within a few days, the EU may allocate an additional €5B from the European Peace Fund. Germany is prep... #EuropeanPeaceFund #IRISTdefensesystem #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Ramstein #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The US will provide Greece with $200M in aid in exchange for weapons for Ukraine. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken sent a letter to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with a proposal that Greece hands over or sells weapons to Ukraine in exchange for $200M in aid from Wash... #AnthonyBlinken #GreeceWeapons #KyriakosMitsotakis #MilitaryAidforUkraine #S300
The US Senate support the confiscation of Russian assets in favor of Ukraine. The US Senate Foreign Affairs Committee approved a bill that would help Washington confiscate Russian assets and hand them over to Ukraine in compensation for the devastation caused by the Russian war... #BenCardin #ReparationsForUkraine #RussianAssetsConfiscation #RussianCentralBank #USsenate
Western analysts consider the confiscation of Russian assets a short-sighted decision and offer an alternative option. As The Hill explains, confiscation makes little sense because, First, confiscation of assets reverts government bonds to the issuers, which would automatically void the West’s obligation to redeem sov... #ReparationsForUkraine #RussianAssetsConfiscation #RussianCentralBank #RussianTrustFund #UkraineRecovery
Berlin and Kyiv are close to agreeing on security guarantees, and London has offered to exchange Storm Shadows for German Taurus cruise missiles. Germany and Ukraine are close to agreeing on security guarantees, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said at a joint press conference with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in Berlin. Meanwhile, the UK off... #Bundestag #OlafScholz #RobertFico #SecurityGuarantees #StormShadow #TaurusMissile
Fico wants Russian gas to flow through Ukraine after 2024, but Ukraine dashed these hopes. Slovakia is discussing with Ukraine the continuation of Russian gas transit after the end of the current contract, which expires at the end of 2024, the country’s Prime Minister Robert Fico said... #Gazprom #RobertFico #RussianGas #RussianGasTransit #UkrainianGTS
The US will provide Ukraine with about $12B in budget support. On January 23, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen assured Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal that the Biden administration plans to provide Ukraine with $11.8B in budgetary support for $11.8B as p... #DenysShmyhal #JanetYellen #SupportUkraine #UkraineBudget2024 #USaidforUkraine #USsenate
Ramstein meeting results in more weapons for Ukraine. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has promised to provide six Sea King Mk41 multirole helicopters with components and spare parts. Ukraine will receive 10 multi-functional inflatable vessels fro... #BorisPistorius #F16 #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Pentagon #Ramstein #SeaKingMk41
Slovakia will support the €50B allocation and allow private companies to supply arms to Ukraine. The Prime Ministers of Ukraine and Slovakia, Denys Shmyhal and Robert Fico, reached an agreement on several issues, including the EU’s allocation of €50B to Ukraine. Moreover, the parties agreed... #DenysShmyhal #RobertFico #SlovakiaAidforUkraine #SlovakiaUkraine #UkraineFacility
Belgium in the Council of the EU: the liberalization of trade with Ukraine will continue, but the bloc will seek joint solutions to meet the demands of European farmers. David Clarinval, the Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium, which holds the EU presidency, said: “Member countries have once again demonstrated solidarity with Ukraine. The EC will soon announce a pr... #agroexportukraine #DavidClarinval #TradeLiberalization
The EU is preparing a large-scale support package for Ukraine with money and weapons to coincide with the second anniversary of the Russian invasion. According to FT, the long-awaited agreement to allocate €50B to Kyiv over four years, part of which may be paid out as soon as the deal is concluded, has been reached. €5B in annual military aid and t... #EuropeanPeaceFund #RussianAluminum #SanctionsAgainstRussia #SupportUkraine #UkraineFacility
Ignore the Headlines: Momentum is Moving in Ukraine’s Direction, not Russia’s For all the talk of the Kremlin’s rising confidence since late 2023, the reality is in fact far from encouraging for Russia. Rather oddly, a nation mired in a foreign war it cannot easily extricate it... #MarkMcNamee #Putin #PutinLosingWar #PutinWarinUkraine
The US held a Ramstein meeting for the first time without additional money for Ukraine. On January 23, allies held the 18th Ramstein meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine, conducted online. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called on global partners to strengthen Ukrainian a... #LloydAustin #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Ramstein #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
The EU promises a harsh response to Hungary’s veto on Ukrainian aid. European Union leaders are poised to take a stricter stance on Hungary if Prime Minister Viktor Orbán blocks a €50B aid package for Ukraine at a summit on February 1. The EU member states are ready to... #HungaryVeto #RobertFico #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban
EU countries reach a political agreement on the use of frozen Russian assets. The EU member states have a political consensus to use the profits from the Russian Federation’s frozen assets, said the high representative of the EU, Josep Borrell, after the Council of the EU meeti... #JosepBorrell #RikardJozwiak #RussianAssets #RussianAssetsConfiscation
Ukraine and Poland discuss economic cooperation: development of interconnectors, new checkpoints, highways, and the export of agricultural products. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk discussed the further development of electricity interconnectors in addition to the interconnector between the Khmelnytskyi... #DenysShmyhal #DonaldTusk #UkrainePoland #UkrainePolandCheckpoints
The Polish prime minister visited Kyiv and promised defense support, security guarantees, and help with reconstruction. After meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a new Polish defense package. According to him, Ukraine will also receive a loan from Poland, which will b... #DonaldTusk #PolandUkraine #SupportUkraine #Zelenskyy
Here are the new details of the €20B EU military aid fund for Ukraine. This week, EU diplomats will begin consideration of a new plan to hasten the supply of military aid to Ukraine. The plan envisages the creation of a dedicated fund, to which €6.5B will be directed fro... #EUdefense #EuropeanPeaceFund #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Russia threatens the West with $288B in losses for blocking its assets. Russian propaganda media have calculated that Western companies may lose $288B in response to the confiscation of Russian assets. The G7 leaders will agree to develop a stronger statement of intent to... #G7 #investments #RussianAssets #RussianAssetsArrested #RussianEconomy
The US has reached an agreement to finance the government, and next comes aid to Ukraine. The FT writes that the US House of Representatives has approved a new bill that President Joe Biden signed to extend the government’s temporary funding until March and avoid a shutdown. Congress... #JoeBiden #RussianAgression #SupportUkraine #UScongress #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine
A Ukrainian diplomat names three options for bypassing Hungary’s veto on €50B in aid. At the EU summit on February 1, Hungary can again veto the provision of €50B to Ukraine for 2024-2027 under the Ukraine Facility program. Approval of this program is Plan A. But there are at least two... #EUfinancialAid #HungaryVeto #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban #VsevolodChentsov
The EU is working on its 13th package of sanctions and wants a €5B reform to the military aid fund for Ukraine. The EU has started discussions on a new package of sanctions, which it aims to approve by February 24, the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Potential measures could include new l... #circumventionOfSanctions #EuropeanPeaceFund #SanctionsAgainstRussia #WeaponsforUkraine
The EU can allocate €6-€8B a year to Ukraine from revenues sourced from frozen Russian assets. The Ukrainian ambassador to the EU, Vsevolod Chentsov, said that the EU has about €200B out of the total €300B of frozen Russian assets. It is difficult to transfer the assets outright to Ukraine, owi... #ReparationsForUkraine #RussianAssetsConfiscation #RussianCentralBank #VsevolodChentsov
Taurus missiles would help protect civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, but Germany continues to stall. Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Ivan Gavryliuk said: “These missiles can hit otherwise inaccessible locations that contain enemy aircraft, missile complexes, and ammunition depots. It also... #GermanyMilitaryAid #JohannesArlt #TaurusMissile #WeaponsforUkraine
Zelenskyy’s office announces a plan to stimulate private investment. The Deputy Head of the President’s Office, Rostyslav Shurma, noted: “We understand that today there is practically zero investment interest in Ukraine. The main obstacles that are holding us bac... #InsuranceUkraine #investments #InvestmentsinUkraine #RostyslavShurma
