The EU will confiscate Russia’s frozen assets, but not for Ukraine. Euroclear, the international clearing company, plans to withdraw and distribute approximately €3B in frozen Russian funds to compensate Western investors affected by the decisions of the Russian gover... #DenysShmyhal #Euroclear #Japan #RussianAssetsArrested #RussianAssetsConfiscation
The EU and Ukraine are exploring ways to secure reparations from Russia. Rebuilding Ukraine after the Russian-instigated war will be costly, with current estimates around £400B. As part of a peace deal advocated by US President Donald Trump, £225B ($300B) of Russian state ... #DenysShmyhal #nbu #ReparationsForUkraine #RussianAssetsConfiscation #UkraineRecovery
The EU promises better trade conditions for Ukraine after June 5 than they were before 2022. The Ukrainian government, along with the European Commission, are working to adopt new trade terms that will come into effect after June 5. Otherwise, the provisions of the Association Agreement will ... #DenysShmyhal #EUmarket #TradeRestriction #UkraineExport #UkraineForeignTrade #UrsulavonderLeyen
The US has removed Ukraine’s accession to NATO from the agenda; Hungary attempts to complicate European integration. US Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg has stated that Ukraine will not join NATO, and discussions on this topic have been taken off the agenda. “NATO is not under discussion. You (Ukrainian... #DenysShmyhal #EuropeanIntegration #Hungary #KeithKellogg #NATO #VictorOrban
This year, Ukraine anticipates receiving €18B from Russia’s frozen assets. Since the start of the year, Ukraine has already received €5B from the EU that was sourced from these assets’ proceeds, and expects to collect another €13B from these profits by the year’s... #DenysShmyhal #ReparationsForUkraine #RussianAssetsConfiscation #RussianAssetsProfits #UkraineFacility
Ukraine will lose its current preferential trade conditions with the EU in June. The European Commission will not initiate an extension of the autonomous trade measures introduced in 2022 to support Ukrainian exports, which expire on June 5, said EU Agriculture Commissioner Christ... #ChristophHansen #DenysShmyhal #DutyFreeTrade #FreeTradeAgreement #TradeAgreement #UkraineExport
Ukraine expects Germany to assist in opening negotiation clusters with the EU. “Our country anticipates this will occur now, during the Polish presidency of the Council of the EU, and will continue during the Danish presidency,” emphasized Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze,... #AnnalenaBaerbock #DenysShmyhal #EuropeanIntegration #IvannaKlympushTsintsadze #KęstutisBudris #Ukraine2EU
In Ukraine, this year’s reconstruction funding deficit stands at $10B. According to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, in 2025, with donor support, the government allocated nearly $7.4B for priority reconstruction. However, the financing deficit for reconstruction needs this ... #BudgetDeficit #DenysShmyhal #EIB #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery
Ukraine will receive funding from the CEB and the EIB to provide housing for Ukrainians and restore infrastructure. The government has approved a loan from the Council of Europe Development Bank under the HOME project for a total of €100M (₴4.8B), Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced. “We will utilize these... #CEB #DenysShmyhal #EIB #HOME #UkraineFacility #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery
Ukraine has selected 64 projects valued at over ₴2B for the joint Ukrainian Recovery Program with the EIB. On March 13-14, the expert working group from the Ministry of Development and Trade selected 64 community projects to receive support under the Ukrainian Recovery Program. By the end of the first day,... #DenysShmyhal #EIB #RepatriationInUkraine #RussianAssetsConfiscation #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery
The US has not ruled out signing a mineral agreement with Ukraine quickly, though several conditions have been given. Donald Trump’s ally, Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, asserted after discussions with head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak that a mineral agreement between Ukrai... #AndriyYermak #BrianFitzpatrick #DenysShmyhal #DonaldTrump #JDVance #MineralAgreement #Zelenskyy
Trump is pushing Ukraine to surrender: How are Kyiv and Europe reacting to the suspension of American aid? Oleksandr Merezhko, the chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Committee, commented on the latest decisions from US President Donald Trump, “It seems that Trump is urg... #DenysShmyhal #DonaldTrump #DonaldTusk #Estonia #France #MilitaryAid #OleksandrMerezhko #PetrFiala #WarinUkraine
Reconstruction will stimulate Ukraine’s GDP growth, but it will require €500B. Kateryna Rozhkova, Deputy Head of the National Bank, stated during FinYear 2025 that despite the numerous challenges Ukraine faced, the economy adapted and grew last year. “Last year’s GDP... #DenysShmyhal #KaterynaRozhkova #UkraineEconomicForecast #UkraineEconomy #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery #WarLosses
Ukraine will receive €3.5B from the EU in March. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced in Kyiv that Ukraine will receive a new €3.5B payment from the EU in March. She emphasized that not only is Ukraine’s fate at stake, ... #DenysShmyhal #financialaidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #UkraineBudget2025 #UrsulavonderLeyen
Ukraine will create a single logistics space for trade with the EU and the world. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal discussed creating a single logistics space that will allow people, goods, and services to move across the border quickly and without obstacles. Here are the key developme... #CheckPoints #DenysShmyhal #TradeVisaFree #TransportAgreement #UkraineExport #UkraineMaritimeCorridor
Ukraine plans to allocate ₴739B for weapons procurement in 2025, focusing on a transition to long-term contracts. This year, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced a historic budget of at least ₴739B ($17.5B) for Ukraine’s weapons production and procurement program. He highlighted that the emphasis will be ... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DenysShmyhal #LongRangeMissiles #UkrainianWeapons #WeaponsProduction
The government will create mechanisms to stimulate housing construction in Ukraine. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has tasked relevant state structures with developing effective methods to promote housing construction in light of the destruction and damage to 10% of Ukraine’s hou... #BusinessRelocation #DenysShmyhal #eOselya #HousingConstruction #Lamella #RealEstateUkraine
Ukraine will receive €300 million from the EIB to restore three hydroelectric power plants and modernize central heating. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced that Ukraine will secure funding from the European Investment Bank to restore the Dnipro hydroelectric power plants and modernize its central heating infrastruct... #CentralHeatingUkraine #DenysShmyhal #EIB #HydroEnergy #UkraineReconstruction #Ukrhydroenergo
Ukraine seeks to maintain access to the EU market. The government is completing internal preparations for negotiations with the EU on signing an agreement on industrial visa-free travel. Ukraine also seeks to extend economic visa-free travel and conso... #DenysShmyhal #EUmarket #FreeTrade #TransportAgreement #UkraineForeignTrade
Ukraine received $41.7B in external financing last year; the government has voiced its expectations for 2025. “In total, $115B has been attracted from partners since the beginning of the war,” said Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. The EU, the US, Japan, the IMF, Canada, and the World Bank provided th... #DenysShmyhal #financialaidforUkraine #RussianAssetsProfits #UkraineBudget2025 #UkraineBudgetDeficit #UkraineFacility
Ukraine’s 100th industrial park, with ₴1B in investment, has been registered; the government is introducing eco-industrial sites. The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the creation of another industrial park, which will be in the Kyiv region. With the approval, 100 industrial parks will be operating in Ukraine. The new Myronivka... #DenysShmyhal #IndustrialPark #investments #Myronivka #UkraineEconomy
Ukraine will attract $1B this year through the Danish model of arms procurement. Ukraine will develop the Danish model, according to which partners purchase weapons from the Ukrainian defense industry for the needs of the Ukrainian military, and this program is expected to attract... #DanishModel #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DenysShmyhal #UkrainianWeapons #WeaponsProduction
The Ukrainian government announced a new operation model for the Ukrainian gas transport system after ceasing Russian gas transit. Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal stated: “The Ukrainian gas transportation system now operates without the transit of Russian gas and will implement a new operational model this year. We ... #DenysShmyhal #energyukraine #GasTransit #Gazprom #Naftogaz #UkraineGTS
Ukraine will cease the transit of Russian gas on January 1, but pro-Russian EU leaders have not given up hope for its continuation. Beginning January 1 2025, the Ukrainian GTS will be able to transport gas of Russian origin only at the request of the European Commission, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said. At the same time, accordi... #DenysShmyhal #DruzhbaPipeline #GasTransit #RobertFico #RussianGas #RussianOil #VictorOrban
Private arms manufacturers say there are no government orders for 2025 to load existing capacities. In Ukraine, 75% of 31 private companies in the defense-industrial complex said they are not negotiating to conclude any government weapons contracts for 2025. Only 19% of manufacturers have transition... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseTechnology #DenysShmyhal #WeaponsProduction
A German chancellor candidate and the Estonian Prime Minister arrive in Kyiv; Merz supports providing the Taurus to Ukraine. The German chancellor candidate from the CDU/CSU, Friedrich Merz, said during a meeting with President Zelenskyy in Kyiv that he supports the provision of long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine. The pr... #DenysShmyhal #Estonia #FriedrichMerz #KristenMichal #SecurityGuarantees #TaurusMissile #WarEnding
ITF Results: logistical ties with the EU, increased port capacity, and an infrastructure recovery fund. Deputy Prime Minister for Recovery Oleksiy Kuleba stated during the International Transport Forum (ITF) that Ukraine is doing everything necessary to integrate into the European transport space and is... #DenysShmyhal #ITF #OleksiyKuleba #TransportInfrastructure #UkraineRecovery
Ukraine will receive financial support from the World Bank, the EU, and Finland. Ukraine will obtain soft loans totaling over $1B from the World Bank and €150M from the EU. “Within the framework of this agreement, the money will be directed to the restoration of the port inf... #DenysShmyhal #EnvironmentalProtection #financialaidforUkraine #Finland #UkraineRecovery #worldbank
Ukraine will receive a loan of up to €50M from Finland and a $1.35B grant from the US for humanitarian and social programs. The Government of Finland will provide Ukraine a loan of up to €50M for energy, education, and infrastructure projects. The grant represents at least 35% of the total cost, allowing preferential finan... #DenysShmyhal #Finland #GrantForUkraine #LoanForUkraine #UkraineBudget2024 #UkraineReconstruction #worldbank
Ukraine plans to reserve part of the $50B G7 loan for its financial needs after 2025. The G7 initiative for Ukraine that will provide $50B secured by revenues from frozen Russian assets eliminates the state budget deficit for 2025. However, the government plans to keep part of these fu... #DenysShmyhal #G7 #imf #LoanForUkraine #RussianAssetsProfits #UkraineBudget #UkraineFacility
Ukraine will receive a $3B loan from Britain and €35B from the EU secured by frozen Russian assets. Ukraine will receive a loan from the UK for £2.26B ($2.93B), secured by profits from the frozen assets of the Russian Federation. The funds will become additional funding (up to £3B in military aid pe... #DenysShmyhal #G7 #GreatBritain #LoanForUkraine #RussianAssetsArrested #RussianAssetsProfits
While in Kyiv, Robert Fico promised energy aid and support for EU membership, but not NATO. On October 7 during a visit to Ukraine, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico stated that his country is ready to support Ukraine during possible blackouts by providing emergency electricity supplies. Slo... #DenysShmyhal #EnergySupportFund #EuropeanIntegration #GasTransit #NATOUkraine #RobertFico #Slovakia
Ukraine is counting on 500% growth in the domestic defense industrial complex by the end of the year. During the first eight months of the year, weapons production in Ukraine increased by 100% compared to the same period last year, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said at DFNC2. According to him, weapons ... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DenysShmyhal #DFNC2 #DroneProduction #UkrainianWeapons #Zelenskyy
Ukrainian authorities call on the EU to increase aid to Ukraine in the new 2028-2034 EU budget to €400B. The Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal, made this proposal at a meeting with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. “We expect to launch a financial instrument for... #DenysShmyhal #EUbudget #LoanForUkraine #SupportUkraine #UkraineFacility #UrsulavonderLeyen
The wheat harvest exceeds Ukraine’s domestic needs by almost 300%, and sunflower oil exports are higher than pre-war indicators. Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal reported that Ukrainian farmers have collected about 40 million tons of new harvest. This year’s wheat harvest will amount to about 22 million tons. Domes... #agroexportukraine #DenysShmyhal #harvestukraine #Ukrainiangrain #WheatHarvest
The prime minister held a press conference regarding Ukraine’s work with the IMF and the upcoming winter. Here are the most interesting items from the head of the Ukrainian government, Denys Shmyhal. The IMF’s fifth mission emphasizes the 2025 budget. As the PM noted, this was the first time the IMF missi... #DenysShmyhal #ElectricityImport #EnergyDecentralization #energyukraine #GasMiningUkraine #HeatingSeasonUkraine #imf
How is Ukraine preparing for winter in anticipation of new energy sector attacks? Russia is preparing for continued missile and drone attacks on Ukraine’s energyinfrastructure, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said. At the same time, Ukraine is preparing for the new heating seaso... #DenysShmyhal #ebrd #EnergyRestore #energyukraine #HeatingSeason #Sweden #Ukrenergo
Ukraine will hold pilot green auctions to attract investors to renewable generation. The Cabinet of Ministers instructed the Ministry of Energy to ensure the organization and conduct of a green auction pilot program to attract investors to renewable generation. The government has adop... #DenysShmyhal #EnergyAuction #energyukraine #RenewableEnergyUkraine #RESinvestments
Economic recovery: Ukraine will receive a €200M grant from France and €50M from the EU to develop port infrastructure. The Cabinet of Ministers has submitted to the Ukrainian Parliament an agreement between Ukraine and France that will provide €200M in grant funds for the restoration of Ukraine’s infrastructure ... #blacksea #DenysShmyhal #France #GrantsforUkraine #OdesaSeaport #PortInfrastructureUkraine
Ukraine will receive $3.9B in direct budget support from the US, said Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal. He expressed hope that Ukraine will be able to receive $50B in 2025 through the G7 initiative to use the profits from frozen Russian assets. In addition, ... #DenysShmyhal #financialaidforUkraine #G7 #LoansForUkraine #RussianAssetsProfits #SerhiyMarchenko #UkraineBudget2024
Ukraine and Moldova will begin construction of a bridge across the Dniester River and to expand the railway infrastructure on the border with Poland. The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to create a joint Ukrainian-Moldovan commission for the construction of a bridge across the Dniester River in the Yampil-Koseuts region, said Prime Minister of Ukr... #BridgeOverDniester #BridgesConstruction #CheckPoints #DenysShmyhal #infrastructureUkraine #Moldova #USAID
Ukraine will present a list of investment projects for 2025 and expects to receive €4.1B from the EU. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced that the Cabinet of Ministers plans to present a prepared list of public investment projects for 2025 to its partners in September. “Thus, in conditions of... #DenysShmyhal #investments #InvestmentsinUkraine #UkraineFacility
Ukraine agreed to a debt restructuring with its Eurobond holders. As Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal reported, Ukraine has reached fundamental agreements with a committee of Eurobond owners. This is a crucial stage in Ukraine’s debt restructuring, saving $11.4B i... #DebtRestructuring #DenysShmyhal #Eurobond #UkraineBond #ukrainedebt
Slovakia threatens to suspend the supply of petroleum products to Ukraine over sanctions against Russian Lukoil. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico spoke over the telephone with his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal, during which he criticized the inclusion of the Russian company Lukoil, whose oil is also used ... #DenysShmyhal #LukOil #MOL #RobertFico #SanctionsAgainstRussia #Slovnaft
Where will Ukraine spend the $2.2B tranche recently received from the IMF? This is part of the funds provided by the $16B Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said this will help the government finance critical budget expenditures, social assist... #DenysShmyhal #EFFprogram #financialaidforUkraine #imf #ReformsinUkraine #UkraineBudget
Security agreements: Ukraine will receive $60B annually over the next four years. According to the collective terms of the security agreements signed with 20 countries, Ukraine’s partners plan to provide total military support of $60B annually in the next four years. “T... #DenysShmyhal #DmytroKuleba #DonaldTusk #NATO #NorthMacedonia #PetrFiala #SecurityAgreement
The DFC will help Ukraine to develop an affordable housing market. The Ministry of Economy, the American International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), and Citibank signed a memorandum on the development of the mortgage lending market in Ukraine. The Minister o... #AffordableMorgagesUkraine #DenysShmyhal #DFC #eOselya #MortgagesUkraine #URC2024 #YuliyaSvyridenko
Ukraine needs up to $30B in annual investment, and the government has identified five priorities for rapid recovery. Ukraine needs from $10 to $30B in annual investments for the next 10 years, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said. “Our budget deficit is about 20% of GDP. It is important that the support is predic... #DenysShmyhal #GDPinUkraine #InvestmentsinUkraine #UkraineBudget2024 #UkraineEconomy
It is too early to talk about the state budget deficit in 2025, and the government is looking for additional funding. Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said that it is too early to talk about the extent of next year’s budget deficit because everything will depend on the intensity of military operations. In addition, ... #DenysShmyhal #SerhiyMarchenko #UkraineBudget2024 #UkraineBudgetDeficit
Ukrainian government and businesses are working to restore the energy facilities that was destroyed by the Russians. As a result of shelling, Ukraine lost 50% of its power generation capacity. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal noted that 42 thermal power units were destroyed, 27% of large TPPs are working, 73% are curren... #DenysShmyhal #ElectricityImport #UkraineEnergy #UkraineEnergyLosses #UkraineRecovery #UkrainianRailways
