The US Senate has said that aid to Ukraine will not be approved before Christmas. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell believes Congress is unlikely to pass an additional financial package for Ukraine before Christmas, even if both political parties agree on it in the coming da... #JoeBiden #MitchMcConnell #USaidforUkraine #USsenate
The IMF supports a moratorium on Ukraine’s national debt payment until 2027. To that end, the restructuring will be carried out by the middle of 2024, said the head of the IMF mission in Ukraine, Gavin Gray. “An ambitious external commercial debt restructuring should be ... #DebtRestructuring #GavinGray #imf #UkraineBudget #ukrainedebt
The US will send $200M in air defenses, the Czech Republic licenses €4.7B in military exports to Ukraine, Latvia will help with the drone coalition, and Scholz promises a Patriot system by the end of the year. AIM-9M air defense missiles, air defense system components, and additional ammunition for HIMARS will be included in the US’ $200M package of military aid for Ukraine. In addition, the package w... #HimarsForUkraine #Javelin #MilitaryAidforUkraine #PatriotSystems #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Hungary is ready to remove its veto from €50B in EU aid to Ukraine for a “favor” from the EC. Hungary is ready to lift its veto on the EU’s current €50B funding proposal for Ukraine if the EU unfreezes €30B earmarked for Budapest, which was blocked last year due to problems with the rule... #BalazsOrban #CharlesMichel #HungaryVeto #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban
The Ukraine-Northern Europe summit results: Norway will provide an additional $800M, and Denmark €1B. Norway will increase its financial assistance to Ukraine by $800M for the payment of salaries, the country’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr said at a joint press conference with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. ... #F16 #JonasGahrStore #MetteFrederiksen #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NASAMS #SupportUkraine #UkraineNorthernEurope
The US tries to persuade Ukraine to negotiate with Russia. According to the NYT, some US military officials are proposing a new strategy for Ukraine: focus on holding onto the territories it controls and developing its weapon-producing capabilities through 20... #NATOUkraine #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
The US is preparing a defense package for delivery to Ukraine by the end of the year, Germany is doubling its aid budget, and Finland is ramping up ammunition production. Washington will provide another package of military aid to Kyiv by the end of December, said John Kirby, US National Security Council representative. At the same time, Germany confirmed that it will d... #AnttiHäkkanen #ASAP #JohnKirby #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
There is a back-up plan: the EU is preparing extra-budgetary financing for Ukraine to bypass Hungary’s veto. EU diplomats are discussing technical proposals to attract emergency funding for Ukraine outside the bloc’s common budget if Hungary does not waive its veto on a four-year €50B support package t... #EUsupportforUkraine #HungaryVeto #JanosBoka #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban
The EC approves a plan for the use of the Russian Federation’s frozen assets for Ukraine’s benefit. As a high-ranking EU official told journalists at a closed briefing, the European Commission will not publish the proposal but will submit it to the European Council for study and decision-making. The... #EuropeanCommission #RussianAssets #RussianAssetsConfiscation #UkraineRestoration
Donald Tusk announces Poland’s decision to unblock the border with Ukraine and demanded Western aid to our country. The Seimas of Poland voted to elect the leader of the Civil Coalition, Donald Tusk, to the post of Prime Minister. On December 13 Tusk will be sworn in and then will represent Poland at the EU Council... #BorderBlockade #DonaldTusk #PolishCarriers #transportvisafree
The Fitch agency is convinced that international financial support for Ukraine will not weaken in 2024. International agency Fitch Ratings expects that international aid to Ukraine for 2024 will be only slightly lower than the amount forecasted for 2023, $43B, despite the political risks associated with... #DragonCapital #EFFprogram #financialaidforUkraine #FitchRatings #UkraineBudget #UkraineFacility
The new PM of Poland promises to unblock the border with Ukraine and announces the shifting of the Hungarian government toward Russia’s position. The new head of the Polish government, Donald Tusk, criticized the current government’s actions and said that he will immediately correct the problem of blocked cargo transportation at the borde... #BorderBlockade #DonaldTusk #SupportUkraine #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban
The UK and Norway will lead a sea coalition to help Ukraine. The new association of countries will supply ships and other means of transport to Ukrainian defenders for conducting combat operations at sea, the British Ministry of Defense reported. The maritime c... #MilitaryAidforUkraine #MilitaryShipsUkraine #SeaCoalition #UkrainianNavy
How are restrictions against Russian oil working one year after implementation? After Russia’s full-scale invasion, the gray fleet has accounted for more than half of Russia’s oil exports for the first time. The gray fleet helped Moscow survive the shock of Western sanction... #RussianOil #RussianOilEmbargo #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
Poland has opened the largest cargo checkpoint on the border with Ukraine, but two more countries have begun blockades. Poland has unblocked the Yagodin-Dorohusk cargo checkpoint, announced Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov. He noted that as of 2:00 p.m. on December 11, stable truck traffic was restored, an... #BorderBlockade #CheckpointForTrucks #OleksandrKubrakov #PolishCarriers
Biden is ready to compromise on border security to obtain $61B in aid for Ukraine. The White House and Congress are in a hurry to conclude an agreement that would provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel and, at the same time, provide resources to control illegal immigration acros... #JoeBiden #USaidforUkraine #UScongress #USMexicoBorder #USsupportsUkraine
Western analysts predict a long war in Ukraine, but the US plans to persuade Russia to negotiate with Ukraine by the end of 2024. As the WSJ notes, Ukraine is shifting to strategic defense after failing to liberate large swathes of territory in its 2023 summer offensive. At the same time, economic and military support from the U... #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #SupportUkraine #UkraineCounteroffensive #WarinUkraine
What “Christmas presents” have Ukraine’s partners prepared for the Russian aggressor? Germany has allocated another package of military aid for Ukraine, which includes 250 rounds of 155-mm artillery ammunition, a LUNA NG reconnaissance complex, 10 VECTOR reconnaissance drones, cars, tr... #Bushmaster #F16 #LunaNG #MilitaryAidforUkraine #VectorDrones #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The EU will consider a plan to use revenues from Russia’s frozen assets; Britain supports using these assets to help Ukraine. The EC must approve a legal proposal regarding the use of income from Russian assets frozen under sanctions in connection with the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion. The decision is expected to... #DavidCameron #ReparationsForUkraine #RussianAssetsConfiscation #UkraineRecovery
The Ukrainian Parliament adopts several laws necessary for starting negotiations on joining the EU. To fulfill the EC’s criteria for the opening of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU, Ukraine’s parliament approved a draft law on increasing the resources of the National Anti-Corrupti... #AssociationwithEU #NABU #NACP #ReformsinUkraine #SAPO #UkrainianParliament
The EU does not have a back-up plan for opening negotiations on Ukraine’s membership, while Hungary is still against it. The EU has no plan B to commence membership negotiations with Ukraine. Still, there is hope that the decision on further funding will be adopted at the summit of the European Council on December 14-15... #AssociationwithEU #UkraineEU #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban
Aid to Ukraine from international partners has reached a two-year low. According to Ukraine Support Tracker analysts, assistance from allies and international partners for Ukraine fell to the lowest level since January 2022. From the end of summer to the end of autumn of... #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Ukraine presents the US with its latest weapons request, including F-18 fighter jets, as well as Apache and Blackhawk helicopters. At a closed meeting in Washington, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine presented the US with a list of necessary weapons, which includes F-18 fighters. The latest air defense systems, such as THAAD, Ap... #Apache #ATACMS #Blackhawk #F16 #F18 #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Zelenskyy
Biden calls the failure to provide aid to Ukraine the “greatest gift“ for Russia. A bill under consideration in the US Senate, which would allocate $110B for assistance to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and other purposes, did not pass a procedural vote in the US Senate. “Tonight i... #ChuckSchumer #JoeBiden #USaidforUkraine #UScongress #USmilitaryAid
The EU plans to control all arms supplies to Ukraine while simultaneously working to increase military aid. The European Union intends to strengthen control over the supply of weapons to Ukraine by creating a pan-European defense market. In particular, the European Commission is developing the European Defe... #EUdefense #EuropeanDefenseFund #MilitaryAidAudit #MilitaryAidforUkraine
Through joint procurement, the EU has supplied Ukraine with only 60,000 shells. In March 2023, the EU developed a plan to provide Ukraine with one million artillery shells, one of the key weapons in the Russian-Ukrainian war. The plan consists of three parts: supplies from the st... #AmmunitionForUkraine #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
A European donor funds control service will operate in Ukraine. The European Anti-Fraud Coordination Service (AFCOS) will be deployed to monitor the use of money from international donors, said the head of the State Audit Service, Alla Basalayeva. “We will m... #AFCOS #FinancialAidAudits #OLAF #UkraineFacility
The US Congress will consider an extension of the Lend-Lease Act for Ukraine. The Ukrainian ambassador to the US, Oksana Markarova, said that this week Congress should also consider amendments to the defense budget for 2024, including those related to lend-lease program for Ukr... #LendLease #MilitaryAidforUkraine #OksanaMarkarova #SupportUkraine #USaidforUkraine
The US Senate has presented a $111B bill that would provide aid to Ukraine and Israel, and strengthen the Mexican border. Senate Democrats unveiled a national security package worth about $111B, which includes assistance to Ukraine and Israel, as well as measures aimed at protecting the southern border of the US. More th... #JanetYellen #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #USaidforUkraine #UScongress
EU ambassadors will discuss the start of negotiations on Ukraine’s membership by December 10. The EC leaders’ meeting will be held in Brussels on December 14-15. European leaders are expected to discuss the European Commission’s proposals for a political decision on membership talk... #AssociationwithEU #EuropeanIntegration #HungaryVeto #UkraineEU #VictorOrban
Ukraine has lost almost ₴10B through the Polish border blockade; The EC seeks to preserve transport visa-free. Ukraine’s losses are associated with a 40% export drop due to blocked checkpoints. The state budget of Ukraine lost ₴9.3B due to the loss of these customs payments, said the head of the specialized pa... #AdinaValean #BorderBlockade #DanyloHetmantsev #transportvisafree #UkraineEconomy
The UK has given Ukraine advanced missiles to counter the Shahed, and Germany is preparing to hand over unique RCH-155 guns in 2024. The UK will hand over to Ukraine the latest Martlet multi-purpose guided missiles that are effective against Shahed kamikaze drones. However, there is still no official information about the transfer ... #Martlet #MilitaryAidforUkraine #RCH155 #WeaponsforUkraine
In the coming days, Congress will consider the continuation of assistance to Ukraine. The majority leader in the US Senate, Democrat Chuck Schumer, scheduled the first procedural vote for the legislation proposed by Joe Biden on the allocation of $106B for Ukraine and Israel. At the sa... #ChuckSchumer #USaidforUkraine #UScongress #Zelenskyy
The EC insists on allocating €50B in aid to Ukraine and is waiting only for the EU Council’s decision. The European Commission is not revising its €50B proposal for macro-financial assistance to Ukraine as part of replenishing the EU budget for 2024-2027 and is waiting for the decision from the Council... #AriannaPodesta #EUsupportforUkraine #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban
The White House warns that money and time to help Ukraine is running out. However, Congress can still approve the latest Ukrainian aid package by the end of 2023. White House Budget Director Shalanda Young issued her warning in a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson and oth... #JamesLankford #ShalandaYoung #USaidforUkraine #UScongress
EU budget disputes put Ukraine at risk of never receiving €50B in crucial aid. Disagreements within the EU regarding the budget have put the provision of €50B over four years to Ukraine at risk; this issue should be decided at the summit on December 14-15. According to the FT, E... #EUbudget #EUfinancialAid #financialaidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #UkraineFacility
Zelenskyy believes that the counteroffensive did not have its expected success because of a lack of weapons. In an interview with the AP, the president noted that Ukraine did not receive all the necessary and promised weapons from its allies. However, according to the president, there have been positive resu... #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #UkraineCounteroffensive #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Long-range missiles from the US will arrive in Ukraine next year. Ukraine will have to wait until next year before it receives the first large batch of Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) rockets, which the US has adapted for strikes at a range of almost 160... #GLSDB #HimarsForUkraine #LongRangeMissiles #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The EU is looking for ways to bypass Budapest’s veto on aid to Ukraine. According to Politico, one of the most radical options is Article 7. The prescribed procedure is applied if a country violates the fundamental values of the EU. Hungary may lose the right to vote as a... #EUsupportforUkraine #HungaryVeto #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban
The EU will present a plan for the use of frozen Russian assets, but a few issues still remain. On December 12, the EC plans to publish a plan to use the profits from more than €200B in frozen Russian Central Bank assets. Several issues still need to be resolved, however, and the EU proposal wil... #RussianAssets #RussianAssetsConfiscation #RussianCentralBank
Ukraine has begun the integration of its military-industrial complex into the European market. Minister of Strategic Industries Oleksandr Kamyshin and European Commissioner for Internal Trade Thierry Breton discussed the possibility of integrating the Ukrainian defense industry into the Europea... #AlexanderKamyshin #ArminPapperger #DefenseIndustryUkraine #ThierryBreton #WeaponsProduction
Here is the financial assistance Ukraine received last week from its allies: The UK will contribute £20M to the Trust Fund for the Support of the Reconstruction and Economy of Ukraine (SURE), launched by MIGA. This contribution will reduce project risks and attract much-needed... #financialaidforUkraine #GrainfromUkraine #KfW #MIGA #SURE #worldbank
Ukraine and Poland agree on some of the conditions to unblock the border. According to the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine, the parties have already decided: The Ugryniv – Dołhobyczów crossing point will be opened to pass empty trucks starting December 4 Creatin... #BorderBlockade #eCherga #OleksandrKubrakov #transportvisafree #UkrainePolandCheckpoints
The receipt of international aid lags behind the needs of the Ukrainian budget. The head of a specialized parliament committee, Danylo Hetmantsev reported that $37.43B was received from international partners to finance state budget expenditures this year, including $2B in Novemb... #DanyloHetmantsev #financialaidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #UkraineBudget #UkraineBudgetDeficit
The Ukrainian Parliament has presented an overview of Ukraine’s defense support for the winter. People’s deputy Danylo Hetmantsev published the following data: The US is preparing its 51st package since August 2021, with a total cost of $100M Germany will provide a €1.3B winter aid package... #KrabHowitzer #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
The EU is ready to allocate €50B to Ukraine, but Hungary opposes the aid. The European Commission’s proposal to provide Ukraine with €50B in loans and grants over the next four years is not contested by any of the EU countries, European Budget Commissioner Johannes Ha... #HungaryVeto #JohannesHahn #UkraineEU #UkraineFacility
NATO believes that Ukraine will not be able to liberate all its territory by the end of 2024. According to a NATO official, Russia should not be underestimated, and Ukraine will not be able to completely expel Russian troops from its territory by the end of next year. “Russia has amassed... #JensStoltenberg #liberationofUkraine #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WarinUkraine
Zelenskyy is unsure about Ukraine’s NATO membership and believes that reclaiming Crimea will be easier than the Donbas. “Since no one can guarantee that Ukraine will join NATO and that Russia will no longer attack our country, the state’s priority is security,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. He also suggeste... #CrimeaLiberation #DonbasUkraine #liberationofUkraine #NATOUkraine #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
France will increase ammunition supplies to Ukraine and plans to complete an agreement on security guarantees by the end of the year. France will continue to provide military aid to Ukraine in 2024, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said after a meeting between Ukrainian and French delegations in Kyiv. In turn, Ukraine will buy add... #AmmunitionForUkraine #CaesarHowitzers #FranceAId #JeanFrancoisDoc #WeaponsforUkraine
Ukraine has a backup plan for a lack of financial assistance from the West. With uncertainty surrounding financial assistance from the US and the EU for the 2024 state budget, Ukraine is working on preparing a plan B, analysts say. They believe that with a reduction in extern... #financialaidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #UkraineBudget2024 #UkraineEconomy
