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01 January 2025
The European Union has been preparing its energy infrastructure for the possible cessation of Russian gas transit through Ukraine, so the halt once the contract between Ukraine and Russia's Gazprom expires on January 1 will not affect the EU's energy security.
In unrecognized Transnistria, the Tiraspoltransgaz-Tiraspol operator warned consumers of the shutdown by 12:00 on January 1 of gas supplies to boiler rooms and households with autonomous heating systems due to the cessation of Russian gas deliveries.
Balance in Ukraine’s single treasury account stands at over UAH 100 billion, while more than UAH 163 billion remains in the foreign currency accounts, both record figures for the country.
On January 1 at 7:00, Ukraine ceased the transportation of Russian natural gas through its territory in the interests of national security.
Andriy Pyshnyy, Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), has forecast that Ukraine's gold and foreign exchange reserves will reach $41 billion by the end of 2025.
The Russian economy may collapse in 2025 due to the mounting pressure of international sanctions.
The United States Department of Justice has submitted the Statement of Interest before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in the case PAO Tatneft v. Ukraine, supporting Ukraine’s position on maintaining the moratorium on information disclosure.
As of December 31, 2024, the total capacity of distributed gas generation facilities in Ukraine reached 967 megawatts, with 835 megawatts put into operation during 2024.
31 December 2024
Slovakia would face significant financial losses, amounting to hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars annually, if it ceases exporting electricity to Ukraine.
Russia's Gazprom announced on Tuesday that it is reducing natural gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine as the current transit contract approaches its expiration.
More than half of Ukraine's state budget expenditures in 2024 were allocated to defense.
On the instructions of Italian Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, Italy has allocated EUR 13 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund.
Ukraine’s exports reached USD 41 billion in 2024, which is 13.4% higher compared to last year.
More than UAH 13 billion has been raised via the United24 fundraising platform this year.
30 December 2024
Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Vitalii Koval met with Syrian Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform Mohammad al-Ahmad during his visit to Syria to explore areas of cooperation in the agricultural sector.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed Law No. 12267, amending the Customs Code of Ukraine to extend customs privileges for importing components used in producing drones, ammunition, shells, and other defense equipment.
The U.S. government has announced the disbursement of $3.4 billion in direct budget support for Ukraine.
The Kremlin's propaganda is actively throwing absurd messages into the information space that Ukraine is preparing to ‘destroy its gas transmission system’ to prevent Russian gas supplies to the EU.
If Slovakia stops supplying electricity to Ukraine, Poland could increase its imports by redistributing the capacity among other EU countries neighbouring Ukraine.
The United States will provide Ukraine with USD 15 billion secured by future proceeds from frozen Russian assets.
Since the onset of the full-scale invasion, the area of arable land available for harvest in Ukraine has decreased by 20%.
The Ukrainian Finance Ministry is not planning to introduce further tax increases in 2025.
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has called on the European Union to ban imports of liquefied natural gas from Russia in order not to finance the criminal Kremlin regime.
29 December 2024
Poland is ready to increase its domestic power production and export more electricity to Ukraine if Slovakia cuts off power supplies.
The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine is exploring alternative options for obtaining electricity from other sources following threats by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to halt electricity supplies.
On Monday, December 30, hourly power outage schedules for households and power limitations for industries will be implemented between 8:00 and 19:00.
On the previous day, energy workers in Ukraine managed to restore electricity for 7,423 consumers who had been cut off due to the ongoing hostilities.
Moldova's Prime Minister Dorin Recean condemned the Russian company Gazprom's decision to halt gas supply to the country starting January 1, 2025.
The government has resumed the competitive selection process for the supervisory board of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways), which had been suspended with the introduction of martial law in Ukraine.
28 December 2024
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has called for further EU sanctions against Russia's "shadow fleet" after an underwater electricity cable was damaged near Finland.