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Monday, 22 December 2025, 08:23
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has instructed the Government of Ukraine to develop practical steps in support of domestic businesses, including the ‘Buy Ukrainian’ cashback program.
More than 90% of Ukrainian businesses have resumed operation and are returning to the pre-war production levels.
The Ukrainian government has prepared proposals on how to resolve the situation on the border with Poland and handed them over to the European Commission and Polish colleagues.
Polish protesters continue to block truck traffic across six checkpoints on the border with Ukraine, allowing only for several freight vehicles per hour to pass in both directions.
Latvia has banned the import of Russian grain at the legislative level, and is now proposing that the EU undertake similar measures, since all such products can be replaced by cereals harvested in Ukraine.
The Center for Defense Reforms, within the Anaconda project implemented jointly with the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), has prepared a report entitled 'The Russian Munitions Coalition: Who and How Helps Russia to Produce Explosives' report.
Ukraine’s Ambassador to Poland, Vasyl Zvarych, called on the Polish authorities to do their utmost to find and prosecute those responsible for dumping Ukrainian grain from vehicles and rail cars heading via Poland.
25 February 2024
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, called on the British government to confiscate British-based property of Russian nationals affiliated with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and to forward the funds from their sale to accommodating displaced Ukrainians.
The main task of the audit of the structural units of the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of Ukraine is to prepare reserves and resolve the issue of rotation.
On the night of February 25, Ukrainian agricultural products were dumped from eight railroad cars at the Polish railway station Kotomierz, causing 160 tonnes of grain to be damaged.
In January, Ukraine exported 12 million tonnes of grain through the maritime corridor, equivalent to the pre-war volume.
Russian intelligence and propaganda masterminds are exploiting the existing tension on the Polish-Ukrainian border to increase anti-Ukrainian sentiments in the European Union, especially in Poland.
The ongoing crisis around the export of Ukrainian grain on the border with Poland is caused by three factors.
On February 24, the Group of Seven (G7) countries issued a statement confirming that Russia's sovereign assets in their jurisdictions will remain frozen until the end of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.
In 2023, compared to 2022, energy sector companies increased their contributions to the state budget by 17% to UAH 114.73 billion.
Due to the modernization and strengthening of air defense systems that protect Ukrainian ports, grain exports reached pre-war levels.
24 February 2024
NPC Ukrenergo has restored the reliability of power supply to Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen discussed cooperation in the defense industry and coordinated the next steps within the Ukraine Facility initiative.
On February 24, Polish protesters temporarily stopped blocking the Zosin-Ustyluh checkpoint in connection with the second anniversary of the beginning of Russia's war against Ukraine.
Ukrainian drivers blocked at the Korczowa-Krakivets and Medyka-Shehyni checkpoints were delivered 500 hot meals and food packages.
The latest package of Russia sanctions announced by the United States on Friday is seen as effective, however, the Ukrainian side will continue to actively work with the White House on the next package, which may come soon.
The blockade of the Ukrainian-Polish border is more about the interests of certain groups than economic issues.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is working to receive the first tranche from the European Union under the new programme, Ukraine Facility.
23 February 2024
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has held an offsite meeting in the Lviv region. Among the key issues, government officials considered the situation with the blockade on the Ukrainian-Polish border.
Ukrainian farmers have brought agricultural machinery damaged or destroyed by the Russian invaders to the border with Poland.
Around 09:00 a.m., February 23, 2024, at the Dorohusk railway border crossing, unidentified persons poured Ukrainian-produced rapeseed from two grain hoppers going to Germany.
As a result of negotiations between representatives of the IMF and the Government of Ukraine on the third revision of the EFF program, the parties reached a staff-level agreement, which, if approved by the Executive Board, will pave the way for the disbursement of USD 880 million to Kyiv as the next tranche.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has endorsed the bill “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Improving Corporate Governance of Legal Entities in Which the State is a Shareholder (Founder, Participant)”.
In cooperation with Sumy agricultural machinery manufacturers, Ukraine’s Efarm.pro has created another mine clearance vehicle, which is on a par with the Western-made analogs.