The EU has agreed on the 12th package of sanctions against Russia, which will take €5B from the aggressor. On November 15, the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, and the European Commission presented a proposal for the twelfth package of sanctions against Russia. It provides for the introduction of... #JosepBorrell #Russiandiamonds #SanctionsAgainstRussia
The West has found a way to combat Russia’s circumvention of the oil price ceiling: Denmark will block tankers, and the US will focus on controlling shipping companies. The EU plans to instruct Denmark to check the availability of Western insurance and possibly block the passage of Russian oil tankers through its waters. This is part of the West’s efforts to reestabl... #circumventionOfSanctions #RussianOil #RussianOilPriceLimit #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Borrell denies the failure of the EU’s plan for a million shells supplied to Ukraine and calls on manufacturers to reorient exports. The EU has not given up on the goal of supplying Ukraine with one million rounds of artillery ammunition by March 2024, said the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell. The EU completed the first part of... #AmmunitionForUkraine #DmytroKuleba #JosepBorrell #WeaponsforUkraine
The White House is worried about the difficulties in providing aid to Ukraine. The reluctance of the US House of Representatives to approve the request of US President Joe Biden’s administration to support Ukraine makes it challenging to help Kyiv, said Jake Sullivan, the ... #JakeSullivan #MilitaryAidforUkraine #UScongress #USsupportsUkraine
Congress plans to vote on providing further aid to Ukraine in December. Republican Congressman Don Bacon said that the US Congress should vote on giving aid to Ukraine in December. Bacon said he supports Republicans’ desire to consider aid to Ukraine separately but ... #DonBacon #USaidforUkraine #UScongress #USsupportsUkraine
Germany has provided Ukraine with a new defense package with Leopard tanks and has already contracted dozens for next year. The German government handed over a new package of military aid to Ukraine. It contains 10 Leopard 1A5 tanks and 14 Bandvagn 206 tracked all-terrain vehicles. In addition, the package includes the fol... #Bandvagn #GermanyMilitaryAid #LeopardBattleTanks #Rheinmetall #SupportUkraine #VectorDrones
The EU will approve the 12th sanctions package against the Russian Federation on November 15. Work on the 12th package of Russian sanctions is ending, the EU’s high representative for foreign policy, Josep Borrell, said. “This package will contain a larger list (of personal sanctio... #JosepBorrell #Russiandiamonds #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Polish carriers continue to block the border after negotiations with Ukraine. During negotiations on the border issue, as a compromise, Ukraine offered Polish authorities to open lanes for empty trucks at the Ugryniv – Dołhobyczów and Hruszow – Budomierz checkpoints... #PolandBorder #PolishCarriers #UkrainePolandCheckpoints
Allies continue to provide winter military aid to Ukraine. The UK has provided the Armed Forces of Ukraine with over 82,000 helmets, 25,000 sets of winter clothing, 10,000 sets of body armor, and 70,000 dry rations. De Telegraaf also reported that Ukraine may... #Gepard #IRISTdefensesystem #MartinJäger #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine
Trump promises to end the war in Ukraine before the inauguration if he wins the election. Ex-president Donald Trump said that the end of the war would mean the end of the “endless flow of American money to Ukraine.” In addition, European allies must reimburse the US for the wea... #DonaldTrump #JoeBiden #USelections #WarinUkraine
Finland supports reforms in Ukraine for EU accession and will prepare the first part of its plan for Ukraine’s recovery. Ukraine’s recovery should take place simultaneously with the reforms being made while on the way to the EU, which Finland is ready to support, said the Minister of Foreign Trade and Development of Fin... #EUexpansion #Finland #SupportUkraine #UkraineReconstruction #VilleTavio
The EU is looking for ways to finance the Ukrainian budget deficit next year, and Ukraine is expecting to receive more than $30B in funding. The EC is considering all possible options to finance and support Ukraine but hopes that the EU Council will approve the Ukrainian Fund, which will provide funds to Kyiv from 2024 to 2027, said Execut... #BudgetDeficit #DenysShmyhal #UkraineBudget #ValdisDombrovskis
Borrell is working on future EU security commitments for Ukraine, but Hungary continues to block €500M in aid. The head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said at the Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels that he is preparing the EU’s future security obligations to Ukraine. He added that at the m... #EuropeanPeaceFund #EUsupportforUkraine #HungaryVeto #JosepBorrell
Ukraine’s Western partners expect a long war but are preparing to continue their support. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz believes that the war in Ukraine can last a very long time. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has a similar opinion. He stated that he expects the Armed Forces of U... #EdgarsRinkevics #JensStoltenberg #OlafScholz #WarinUkraine
Military support from partners continues, but there are risks. An additional €4B was added to Germany’s 2024 budget for Ukrainian military aid, doubling the total amount to €8B. The Canadian government appealed to the parliament with a request to allocate $... #AkeronMP #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NASAMS #Pentagon #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Hungary opposes the start of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU, but Germany supports Ukraine’s European integration. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban believes negotiations on Ukraine’s membership should not begin. “This is Hungary’s clear position,” he said, adding that Brussels “o... #ChristineHoffmann #EUexpansion #Hungary #UkraineAccessionToEU #UkraineEU #VictorOrban
Reconstruction of Ukraine: Canada will hold a conference; the Czech Republic and Taiwan join forces. A business conference devoted to Ukraine’s reconstruction will be held in Toronto, Canada on November 21-22. Participants will present investment projects for Ukraine’s reconstruction and modernizatio... #Canada #Latvia #SupportUkraine #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery
Zelenskyy: Ukraine already has a plan and will try to show results on the battlefield this year. “We will try to deliver results this year despite the difficulties during the counteroffensive,” said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during an online Reuters conference. At the same time, Zelenskyy poi... #IsraelWar #SupportUkraine #UkraineCounteroffensive #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
The EC believes Ukraine can complete the rest of the reforms by March 2024, and Zelenskyy orders the preparation for negotiations. Completing the necessary reforms will allow the framework of future negotiations on EU membership to be approved, said EC officials. These are reforms related to the fight against corruption, limiting... #AssociationwithEU #EKrecommendation #EuropeanIntegration #ReformsinUkraine #UkraineEU #Zelenskyy
The US has almost no funds left to help Ukraine. About 96% of the security, economic, and humanitarian aid that the US has allocated to Ukraine (more than $60B) has already been used, said strategic communications coordinator of the US National Secu... #JohnKirby #UkraineCounteroffensive #USaidforUkraine #USsupportsUkraine #WarinUkraine
The EU has found a way to bypass Hungary’s veto of €50B for Ukraine. EU countries are considering an alternative plan to provide Ukraine with much-needed help in its fight against Russia if Hungary vetoes the current €50B funding proposal. According to Bloomberg, the p... #HungaryVeto #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban
The European Commission has recommended starting negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU, which was announced by the head of the EC, Ursula von der Leyen, during a press conference in Brussels on November 8. “Ukrainians are deeply reforming their country and preparing for accession, ... #AssociationwithEU #EuropeanIntegration #ReformsinUkraine #UkraineEU #UrsulavonderLeyen
The European Commission reports on Ukraine’s progress in its reforms. The EC’s report on Ukraine’s progress notes that Ukraine “made some progress” in the fight against corruption and “intensified reforms in this area” after receiving candi... #EuropeanIntegration #ReformsinUkraine #UkraineAccessionToEU #UkraineEU
The US Congress approves the transfer of the Russian Federation’s frozen assets to Ukraine. According to Republican congressman Michael McCall, who introduced the relevant document for consideration, this bill requires the Biden administration to hand the aggressor’s frozen sovereign assets ... #MichaelMcCall #ReparationsForUkraine #RussianAssets #RussianAssetsConfiscation #UkraineRecovery
The Slovak government has blocked €40.3M in aid to Ukraine, but Germany will hand over 100,000 ammunitions to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. On November 8, the new government of Slovakia decided to block the allocation of the 14th package of military aid to Ukraine. This package was prepared by the former leadership of the country’s ... #AmmunitionForUkraine #GermanyMilitaryAid #Rheinmetall #RobertFico #SlovakiaAidforUkraine
Hungary will not be able to block the €50B aid package to Ukraine. As European Commissioner for Budget and Administration Johannes Hahn stated, Hungary is unlikely to be able to blackmail the EU now, as it needs funding itself. Hahn recalled that a year ago, the Euro... #EUprogramForUkraine #HungaryVeto #JohannesHahn #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban
Democrats in the US Senate have blocked a Republican bid to aid Israel that did not include aid for Ukraine. On Tuesday, Democrats blocked the Republican effort to win quick approval for a bill that would provide $14.3B in emergency aid to Israel that passed the House of Representatives last week but offers... #IsraelWar #JoeBiden #SupportUkraine #UScongress #WarinUkraine
The White House is asking Congress to approve nearly $12B in Ukrainian budget aid. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Director of the US Agency for International Development Samantha Power urged Congress to appr... #JanetYellen #UkraineBudget #UkraineBudgetDeficit #USfinancionaidforUkraine #USsupportsUkraine
Hungary threatens to block the start of Ukraine’s EU accession negotiations, and the EC has confirmed the completion of four of the seven steps. Hungary can block the start of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU. But this will not happen unless the country’s demands made to Ukraine regarding a law on language in education... #HungaryVeto #NationalMinorities #OlgaStefanishyna #UkraineAccessionToEU #UkraineEU
The EC names three EU goals for effective support of Ukraine. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: “While the war drags on, and while we continue to meet the daily needs of Ukrainians, we must focus on the way forward and support Ukrain... #SupportUkraine #UkraineEU #UkrainePeacePlan #UrsulavonderLeyen #WarinUkraine
A French company will supply arms worth €36M to Ukraine, and Slovakia has promised not to block private arms exports to Ukraine. Ukrspecexport and French company Verney-Carron signed a contract to supply small arms and grenade launchers. Verney-Carron will deliver 10,000 assault and 2,000 sniper rifles, and 400 grenade launcher... #AmmunitionForUkraine #MilitaryAidforUkraine #RobertFico #VerneyCarron #WeaponsforUkraine
By the end of the year, Ukraine needs to attract more than $9B in international aid, which will decrease in 2024-2025. The amount of international financial aid that Ukraine has received this year will exceed $45B, but in the next two years it will gradually decrease to $38.5B and $25B, respectively, the NBU predicts.... #financialaidforUkraine #imf #nbu #SupportUkraine #UkraineBudget
Without international financial support, Ukraine will face a $29B budget deficit next year, and the EU will also suffer. The Ukrainian Minister of Finance, Serhiy Marchenko, emphasized the importance of maintaining macroeconomic stability because Ukraine may also face an economic crisis and additional military conflict.... #financialaidforUkraine #SerhiyMarchenko #SupportUkraine #UkraineBudget #UkraineBudgetDeficit #UkraineFacility
The IMF has started reviewing the EFF program with Ukraine. On November 6, the IMF mission began discussing the second review of the extended financing program with Ukrainian authorities, said IMF Resident Representative to Ukraine, Vahram Stepanyan. The NBU c... #AndriiPyshnyi #EFFprogram #imf #IMFprogramforUkraine #nbu #VahramStepanyan
In Kyiv, The President of the European Commission discussed EU expansion, support for Ukraine, and Russian sanctions. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Ursula von der Leyen during her visit to Ukraine. After talks with him, von der Leyen noted that Ukraine has made significant progress on its way to E... #EUexpansion #SanctionsAgainstRussia #UkraineEU #UkraineFacility #UrsulavonderLeyen #Zelenskyy
Ukraine takes another step towards receiving €50B from the EU. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that Ukraine is submitting the preliminary draft plan for the Ukraine Facility program to the European Commission. He noted that the Ukraine Facility, or Ukraine Plan... #DenysShmyhal #ReformsinUkraine #UkraineFacility #UrsulavonderLeyen
The US provides $425M in military aid, but further packages will be reduced due to lacking funds. The new package includes about $300M worth of laser-guided munitions to destroy Russian drones. They will be transferred through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which provides for the purc... #HimarsForUkraine #KarineJeanPierre #NASAMS #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The US House of Representatives has approved aid to Israel without aid for Ukraine, but Biden might veto the bill. The US House of Representatives approved a $14.5B military aid package to Israel, separate from aid to Ukraine. Biden said he would veto the bill. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned that the ... #IsraelWar #MikeJohnson #UScongress #USsupportsUkraine #WarinUkraine
The Netherlands promises €500M worth of ammunition, Sweden has already delivered eight Archers, and Ukraine is strengthening its production. The Minister of Defense of the Netherlands, Kajsa Ollongren, promised to allocate €500M for Ukrainian ammunition supplies by the middle of next year. Meanwhile, Sweden officially confirmed the transfe... #AmmunitionForUkraine #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DmytroKuleba #KajsaOllongren #MilitaryAidforUkraine
The US State Department believes that both chambers of Congress will support aid to Ukraine. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said that the US has not lost sight of the importance of supporting Ukraine, and the request for Kyiv’s financing aid be accepted by Congress when it is put t... #JoeBiden #MatthewMiller #MikeJohnson #UScongress #USsupportsUkraine
Germany provides new defense support, France hands over 40 armored vehicles, and the US Congress urges Biden to provide longer-range ATACMS. The German package includes two TRML-4D radars for the IRIS-T air defense system, 12 armored personnel carriers, Primoco ONE reconnaissance drones, two AMPS helicopter defense systems, and five surfac... #AMX10RC #ATACMS #GermanyMilitaryAid #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
The Republicans have put forward a list of conditions for further assistance to Ukraine and expect a victory strategy from Biden and Zelenskyy. US Congressman Mike Garcia published a statement with a list of demands for the Biden administration, after which the Republicans will support the continuation of aid to Ukraine. Republicans are deman... #JoeBiden #MikeGarcia #SanctionsAgainstRussia #USsupportsUkraine #VictoryStrategy #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Biden will block the bill on aid to Israel without Ukraine, but the US has only $5.4B left to support Ukraine’s Armed Forces. US President Joe Biden may veto a Republican bill on providing aid to Israel without providing for any aid for Ukraine. At stake is $14.3B in aid, which would be obtained by reducing funds for the Int... #IsraelWar #JoeBiden #USmilitaryAid #USsupportsUkraine #WarinUkraine
Ukraine wants all purchases made with donated funds to be processed through the Prozorro system. The Government of Ukraine working to establish Prozorro, the public procurement system, as a mandatory tool for the procurement of goods or services financed by international donors, said Economy Mini... #ProZorro #PurchasesUkraine #YuliyaSvyridenko
Brussels will recommend negotiating with Ukraine on joining the EU with several reservations. According to Politico, these “technical” reservations are applied to issues where countries need to make more progress, starting with building a strong and independent judicial system, pro... #AnnalenaBaerbock #AssociationwithEU #EUexpansion #UkraineEU
Biden has warned Congress against political games regarding aid to Ukraine and Israel. US President Joe Biden called on Congress not to make the issue of military aid to Ukraine and Israel, which is important for US national security, a subject of political bargaining. According to the ... #IsraelWar #JoeBiden #MikeJohnson #USsupportsUkraine #WarinUkraine
The EU will provide €335M in aid and goes to the US to support Ukraine. The Cabinet of Ministers approved the EU Support for Recovery and Reforms financing program. After its signing, Ukraine will receive financing from the European Commission. As the head of the governme... #DenysShmyhal #EUfinancialAid #SupportUkraine #UkraineRecovery
The trust of Ukrainians in the government is weakening, as is the confidence of the country’s development vector. A survey by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) shows that from May 2022 to October 2023, among institutions, the Armed Forces retained the most trust at 94% (in May 2022 – 98%)... #KIIS #LocalGovernment #SociologicalSurvey #ukrainegovernment #UkrainianParliament #Volunteers
While Germany supplies Ukraine with Sonobot 5 surface drones, Canada is scraping together armored personnel carriers that would be useful to Ukraine. The German project deaidua.org reported that Germany is providing Ukraine with Sonobot 5 surface drones. 15 such drones have already been received; another 55 will be delivered later. These drones, de... #CanadaMilitaryAid #GermanyMilitaryAid #Sonobot5
The EU is one step away from using €211B in frozen Russian assets; the aggressor threatens mirror measures. The European Commission will present proposals for the use of revenues from Russia’s sovereign financial assets amounting to €211B that are currently seized in the EU, European Commission Presid... #RussianAssets #RussianAssetsArrested #UkraineReconstruction #UrsulavonderLeyen #VyacheslavVolodin
