More military aid for Ukraine: ATACMS, a $600M package from the US, 1.5 million rounds of ammunitions from Lithuania, and the first 10 Leopard 1 tanks. The US administration is preparing to transfer ATACMS long-range missile systems with a range of more than 300 km to Ukraine, reported ABC News. The new US arms package worth $600M includes equipment ... #ATACMS #LeopardBattleTanks #MilitaryAidforUkraine #TanksAbrams #WeaponsforUkraine
A Belgian bank received more than €1.7B in profit from Russian frozen assets, and Estonia plans to be the first in the EU to confiscate such assets. As reported by Euroclear, the €1.74B in profit was from the first half of 2023. The Belgian bank’s management believes “It is necessary to separate estimated sanctions-related earnings fr... #Euroclear #MargusTsahkna #RussianAssets #RussianAssetsArrested #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Ukraine has become an associate partner of the Three Seas Initiative. As the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, stated, together with Ukraine, Moldova joined the Initiative as an associate partner and Greece as a full partner. These are initiatives in the field of infra... #AndrzejDuda #ThreeSeasInitiative #YuliyaSvyridenko
Billion-dollar US aid package for Ukraine includes $5.4M from Russian oligarchs, and the EU is preparing to transfer €3B to Ukraine from frozen Russian reserves. For the first time since the beginning of the war, the US will transfer Ukraine assets confiscated from sanctioned Russian oligarchs, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The assets total around... #AnthonyBlinken #financialaidforUkraine #RussianAssetsConfiscation #SupportUkraine #USaidforUkraine
Europe, ahead of the US, doubles the aid promised to Ukraine. By July 31, the total amount of assistance provided and pledged by European donors had increased to €156B, compared to about €70B from the US, according to a Kiel Institute of the World Economy study.... #EUprogramForUkraine #EUsupportforUkraine #financialaidforUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The US has provided Ukraine with a $175M security aid package with depleted uranium projectiles and is preparing to hand over a supply of cluster munitions. The package includes air defense equipment, ammunition for HIMARS, artillery shells, mortar systems, TOW missiles, Javelin and AT-4 anti-tank systems, and depleted uranium shells for Abrams tanks, the... #ClusterBombs #DepletedUraniumShells #UkraineCounteroffensive #USmilitaryAid #WeaponsforUkraine
Blinken arrives in Kyiv to reassure Ukraine of US support and announced a new $1B aid package. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Ukraine on September 6 to demonstrate Washington’s support amid Ukraine’s counteroffensive and criticism among some Republicans concerning t... #AnthonyBlinken #DenysShmyhal #DmytroKuleba #USsupportsUkraine #WarinUkraine
The US Senate resumes work after the holidays and plans to increase aid to Ukraine. American lawmakers have returned to Washington following the holiday and plan to pass spending bills quickly. In August, President Joe Biden asked Congress to approve about $40B in additional spending... #JakeSullivan #JoeBiden #MitchMcConnell #USsenate #USsupportsUkraine
Ukraine will receive Scimitar armored reconnaissance vehicles from Britain and 100 Zetros military trucks from Mercedes. Great Britain will hand over Scimitar MK2 armored reconnaissance vehicles to Ukraine after their preparation by RBSL specialists. The transfer of the Scimitar MK2 will take place with British Army uni... #GermanyMilitaryAid #GrantShapps #ScimitarMK2 #UKmilitaryAid #Zetros
The European Defense Agency has signed the first contracts to purchase ammunition for Ukraine, and the EU plans to double the production of artillery shells. According to the European Defense Agency (EDA), eight signed contracts are for joint ammunition procurement. “We now offer member states viable opportunities to place orders within the industry ... #AmmunitionForUkraine #EDA #HannoPevkur #JiříShedivi #WeaponsforUkraine
The war in Ukraine has provoked “budget battles” in the EU. The financing of Ukraine accounts for half of the almost €100B that the European Commission is asking to allocate in order to strengthen the EU budget for 2021-2027. The other half will be divided amo... #EUbudget #EUfinancialAid #EUfundforUkraine #EUprogramForUkraine #SupportUkraine
The European Parliament has proposed an audit of the EU Fund for Ukraine. The Budget Control Committee of the European Parliament published a proposal on the use of EU budget funds of the €50B EU Ukrainian Fund. The document contains recommendations for an agreement between... #EUfundforUkraine #EUparliament #EUprogramForUkraine #EUUkraine #FinancialAidAudits
The global economy suffers from the war in Ukraine and the pandemic. The global economy has demonstrated resilience to a few negative shocks — pandemics, wars, climate events, and the cost-of-living crisis. The recovery from these shocks continues slowly and unevenly, ... #GlobalEconomy #GlobalPandemic #imf #KristalinaGeorgieva #WarinUkraine
Germany has delivered Ukraine the first batch of new Gepard ammunition, and Belgium bought Sea Sparrow missiles. Ammunition for anti-aircraft self-propelled artillery installations was produced on a new production line of the Rheinmetall company, the German Ministry of Defense reported. “The war in Ukraine... #AmmunitionForUkraine #BorisPistorius #Gepard #SeaSparrowMissiles #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Germany continues to work on alternative routes for Ukrainian grain exports. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock voiced this at a joint press conference with her Romanian counterpart in Berlin on September 4. She sharply criticized the Russian President for blocking the ... #agroexportukraine #AnnalenaBaerbock #GrainAgreement #grainexport
The US wants to send $1B of seized Russian assets to Ukraine. These are assets that the United States has found and seized in other countries over a year and a half, US Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said. “We detained planes in Switzerland and the Mi... #KleptoCapture #LisaMonaco #RussianAssets #RussianAssetsConfiscation #SanctionsAgainstRussia
The US State Department: Russian oil price cap is working effectively. State Department representative Eric van Nostrand said that the $60 per barrel price limit for purchasing Russian oil introduced by the G7 countries and their allies continues to work despite quotatio... #EricVanNostrand #RussianOil #RussianOilPriceLimit #RussianOilSanctions #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Putin discussed an agreement on the gas hub in Turkey and put forward the conditions for renewing the grain agreement. Russia is close to a deal with Turkey that will create a natural gas trading center, Putin said in Sochi during talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. According to Putin, the gas hub in Tu... #GasHubInTurkey #GrainAgreement #Putin #RecepTayyipErdoğan #TurkeyandRussia
Poland plans to convince other EU members to embargo Ukrainian grain after September 15. This step will protect Polish farmers, and their interests are more important to the country’s government than any EU rules on this matter, said Polish Agriculture Minister Robert Telus. “... #agroexportukraine #GrainEmbargo #RobertTelus #Ukrainiangrain
The first 10 Abrams tanks will arrive in Ukraine in two weeks, and the US will send depleted uranium ammunition and sign a contract to supply AMRAAM missiles. According to the current plan, Ukraine will receive the first 10 of the promised 31 Abrams tanks in mid-September, reported Politico. Ten 70-ton tanks are in Germany in the final stages of repair, and... #AMRAAMmissiles #DepletedUraniumShells #TanksAbrams #USmilitaryAid #WeaponsforUkraine
Ukraine will challenge the EU grain embargo if it is extended. This specifically concerns the import ban on grain to five countries of the European Union, which is valid until September 15, informed the deputy head of the president’s office, Ihor Zhovkva. “... #agroexportukraine #BorisKollar #GrainEmbargo #IhorZhovkva #UkrainianGrainTransit
Hungary: Security guarantees for Russia and NATO without Ukraine. Another provocative statement was made in Hungary regarding the Russian Federation’s aggression. The statement includes the position that the Western world should provide “security guarant... #GergelyGulyas #NATOUkraine #PeaceInUkraine #SecurityGuarantees #WarinUkraine
The UN Security Council will hold an open debate on Ukraine. The discussion will take place on September 20 with participation from various heads of state and government, who will lead the delegations during the opening of the next session of the UN General Ass... #FeritHoxha #UNSecurityCouncil #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Ukraine’s accession to the EU will affect the bloc’s budget and agricultural policy. The prospect of Ukraine joining the EU poses new challenges for the bloc, writes The Guardian. The EU budget is €185B, and Germany, France, and Italy make the largest contributions. The entry of new m... #AssociationwithEU #EUexpansion #EuropeanParliament #UkraineEU
The European Commission is not ready for EU expansion within the next seven years. The European Commission did not support the call from the head of the European Council, Charles Michel, to expand the European Union by 2030. EC spokeswoman Dana Spinant avoided answering journalists&... #AssociationwithEU #DanaSpinant #EUexpansion
The Pentagon is working to quicken arms deals for Ukraine. Pentagon procurement official William LaPlante said his office is working with defense industry leaders to shorten the time required to sign contracts connected with new aid for Ukraine. He noted that... #Pentagon #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine #WilliamLaPlante
Ukraine has fulfilled another IMF beacon: the new Financial Sector Development Strategy. This blueprint for developing the financial sector during the war envisages inflation at a level of less than 15% and possible deviations of the hryvnia to dollar cash rate from the official rate belo... #financeUkraine #imf #IMFStructuralBeacons
The European Parliament discusses the provision of €50B to Ukraine by 2027. According to the Representative of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Michael Gahler, the new document envisages the combination of Ukraine’s reconstruction process and accession to the EU. Accor... #EUprogramForUkraine #MichaelGahler #SupportUkraine #UkraineRecovery
Budget disputes in the EU threaten further aid to Ukraine. EU funding to support Ukraine is being held back by disagreements between member states, while concerns about strained national budgets and rising spending in Brussels threaten the flow of financial a... #EUprogramForUkraine #financialaidforUkraine #SupportUkraine
The G7 does not have a consensus on obligations for Ukraine security guarantees. The WSJ writes that there is no consensus among the G7 countries on how detailed the obligations under security guarantees for Ukraine should be, citing European officials. The G7 has yet to discuss w... #G7 #SecurityGuarantees #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
The EU will accelerate the supply of weapons to Ukraine, fearing a possible Trump victory in the election. The EU is worried about the possibility of Trump’s return to the White House and is preparing for such a scenario, seeking to provide for uninterrupted arms supplies to Ukraine. The EU seeks to ... #DonaldTrump #EUmilitaryAid #SupportUkraine #USelections #WarinUkraine
The US announces an additional $250M security assistance package for Ukraine. The United States is providing a different $250M security assistance package to Ukraine, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Tuesday. Blinken said the assistance package includes air defens... #AnthonyBlinken #JavelinforUkraine #USmilitaryAid
Long-term support for Ukraine’s defense capability and EU access guarantees sustainable long-term business planning. “The issue of security guarantees and long-term support for Ukraine’s defense capability is crucial for business in terms of capabilities and long-term planning. And, of course, all these security gua... #AssociationwithEU #AssociationwithNATO #OlgaStefanishyna #SupportUkraine #бізнесвУкраїні
The US is considering transferring cluster munitions to Ukraine. The Biden administration is considering increasing support for Ukraine, writes the WP. According to the publication, the possibility of supplying Ukraine with cluster ammunition for multiple rocket la... #ClusterBombs #F16 #USmilitaryAid #USsupportsUkraine #Zelenskyy
The European Council believes that the EU should accept new members by 2030. “I believe that we should be ready for expansion by 2030. It is ambitious but necessary. It shows that we are serious“, said European Council President Charles Michel on August 28 in Slovenia. Six Wes... #AssociationwithEU #CharlesMichel #EUexpansion
EU officials visited Kyiv during the Independence Day holiday to discuss cooperation and aid. In Kyiv, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal discussed the restoration of Ukraine’s infrastructure with Portugal’s president. The parties talked about rehabilitation of Ukrainian soldiers and hum... #DenysShmyhal #SupportUkraine #UkraineRestoration
Five EU countries will demand an extension of the grain embargo through the end of this year. Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, and Hungary will negotiate with the EU on extending the ban on the import of Ukrainian grain, Polish Minister of Agriculture Robert Telus said. “I want to sa... #agroexportukraine #GrainAgreement #GrainEmbargo #RobertTelus #Ukrainiangrain
The training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16s in the US will start in the fall, and talks on the terms of aircraft delivery will continue. On August 24, Pentagon representative Patrick Ryder confirmed that the US will begin training Ukrainians in October, but before that, English courses will be arranged for them in September. According ... #F16 #F16training #FighterJetsToUkraine #KajsaOllongren
International business giants are ready to invest in liberated Crimea. Large global companies are prepared to enter Crimea after its liberation, President Zelenskyy said on August 23 in Kyiv, opening the third summit of the Crimean Platform. “We already have the su... #CrimeaInvest #CrimeaLiberation #CrimeaPlatform #Zelenskyy
Finland is preparing regular aid packages for Ukraine with heavy weapons and a national reconstruction assistance plan. The seventeenth aid package’s preparation is in progress. By the eighteenth, heavy weapons and ammunition will be included, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said at a joint press conference with Pres... #DenysShmyhal #FinlandaidforUkraine #PetteriOrpo #WeaponsforUkraine #Zelenskyy
The UK will help Ukraine demine energy facilities and provide $245M to purchase nuclear fuel. The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine and the British non-governmental organization The Mines Advisory Group (MAG) agreed to cooperate on the demining of energy facilities and their adjacent territories. ... #DeminingUkraine #energyukraine #GrantShapps #NuclearFuel #UKsupportforUkraine
The Biden administration is convinced that Congress will approve additional aid for Ukraine. US Presidential adviser Jake Sullivan indicated that additional funding for Ukraine will be secured despite the refusal of some Republicans in the House of Representatives. “Both in the House of... #JakeSullivan #USaidforUkraine #UScongress
The EU continues working on a €50B multi-year plan of Ukrainian support, European Council President Charles Michel said at the third summit of the Crimean Platform. He emphasized that the EU stands by Ukrainians in their battle for freedom. “Russia’s brutal att... #AssociationwithEU #CharlesMichel #CrimeaPlatform #EUsupportforUkraine
Leaders from the Balkan countries support Ukraine’s EU membership, and Greece supports NATO membership. Leaders from 11 countries signed a declaration of support for Ukraine at the Ukraine-Balkans summit in Athens on August 21. Against the background of Russian aggression, the summit participants expres... #AssociationwithEU #NatoMembership #UkraineBalkansSummit
Ukraine and Croatia are preparing the International Conference of Humanitarian Demining Donors in Zagreb. The event in Zagreb on October 11 and 12 will be a platform for mobilizing additional international support and resources for demining initiatives in Ukraine. “Our international partners, the G7... #DeminingUkraine #YuliyaSvyridenko
Bulgaria will provide Soviet armored vehicles to Ukraine, and Switzerland will inspect its tanks that were not delivered to Ukraine. Bulgarian Defense Minister Todor Tagarev said in Odesa that the country plans to begin the transfer of Soviet armored vehicles in late September or early October. He indicated that the country offers ... #armoredvehicles #LeopardBattleTanks #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SwitzerlandAndUkraine #TodorTagarev
Ukraine received another €1.5B in macro-financial assistance from the EU. As the Ministry of Finance reports, this is the seventh tranche within the framework of the EU’s large-scale macro-financial assistance program with loan repayment in 35 years. As well, the EU w... #EUfinancialAid #EUtranche #UrsulavonderLeyen
The European Commission will subsidize the transportation of Ukrainian food but will extend the embargo. As Bloomberg writes, this issue is being discussed in meetings of representatives from Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, and Bulgaria, and executives from the EU and Ukraine. The approximate cost of... #agroexportukraine #GrainEmbargo #JanuszWojciechowski
While the Ukrainians are training on the F-16, the US has approved aircraft transfers from Denmark and the Netherlands. Ukrainian pilots are already undergoing training on F-16 fighters in Great Britain and Sweden, the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported. The Ministry of Defense of Denmark reported that Uk... #AnthonyBlinken #F16 #F16training #JanaČernochová #MarkRutte
Ukraine will produce the CV-90 IFV, and Rheinmetall will start repairing Leopards this month. President Zelenskyy and the Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson, signed a bilateral statement of intent on enhanced and mutually beneficial cooperation regarding the production of the CV-90 IFV.... #ArminPapperger #CV90IFV #LeopardBattleTanks #Rheinmetall #UlfKristersson #Zelenskyy
