Founded in 1918
Sunday, 07 December 2025, 19:02
Today, on December 14, Ukraine received the third tranche of financing in the amount of about USD 900 million (SDR 663.9 million) from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program.
At the Uzhhorod checkpoint on the Slovak border, 520 trucks are waiting to enter Ukraine.
There are about 2,600 trucks on the Polish-Ukrainian border, and traffic is being blocked at three checkpoints.
The movement of trucks to cross into to Slovakia from Ukraine has been partially resumed.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will help Kherson develop a master plan.
LTG Cargo, a transport company of the Lithuanian Railways (Lietuvos geležinkeliai, LTG), is going to launch a weekly container train to Ukraine due to the complicated situation at the automobile border crossing points.
The governments of Ukraine and Türkiye are ready to ratify the Free Trade Agreement in the near future.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has supported the draft law "On amendments to certain Laws of Ukraine on reporting in the framework of attracting international assistance".
Despite the huge economic downturn at the beginning of the war, Ukraine's economy is now showing positive signals.
13 December 2023
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has discussed the strengthening of Ukraine's economic resilience during a virtual meeting with U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine's Economic Recovery Penny Pritzker.
Together with international partners, Ukraine is engaged in the preparation of analytical data on all the reform commitments it has undertaken.
There are about 2,600 trucks on the Polish-Ukrainian border, and traffic is being blocked at three checkpoints.
Hungary is ready to lift its veto on the EU's current €50 billion funding offer to Ukraine if the EU unfreezes the €30 billion intended for Budapest.
Ukraine can import up to 1.7 GW of electricity thanks to the decision of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E).
12 December 2023
The U.S. government has imposed sanctions against more than 250 individuals and entities in Russia and other countries associated with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, as well as those helping Russia evade the restrictions introduced earlier.
There is a capacity deficit in the Ukrainian power grid, so Ukrainians should save electricity, especially during peak hours.
Azerbaijan sent 20 trucks of humanitarian aid aimed at restoring Ukraine’s power system after Russian strikes, which is the third batch of such assistance.
As of the morning of December 12, nearly 600 trucks were waiting to cross into Ukraine at the Uzhhorod checkpoint.
Due to the protest of Slovak carriers in front of the Vyšné Nemecké-Uzhhorod checkpoint, customs officers in Zakarpattia region are sending trucks to other checkpoints.
There are about 2,600 trucks on the Polish-Ukrainian border, and traffic is being blocked at three checkpoints.
On Monday, December 11, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill prohibiting the import of uranium from Russia for nuclear power plants.
During his working visit to the United States of America, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine held a meeting with the President of the World Bank, Ajay Banga.
As part of his working visit to the United States, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with President of the World Bank Ajay Banga.
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved the next tranche for Ukraine under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF).
As part of his working visit to the United States, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva.
In the 2023/2024 marketing year (MY) (from July 1 to December 8, 2023), Ukraine exported 13.9 million tons of grains and legumes.
11 December 2023
On December 11, at 16:10, representatives of the Slovak carriers' union blocked the movement of trucks through the Vyšné Nemecké checkpoint.
The movement of trucks across the border with Hungary is not hampered. The blockade of the border by the Hungarians is currently demonstrative.
According to the information received from the Border Guard of the Republic of Poland, today at 14:00 (Kyiv time) the protest action of Polish carriers in front of the Dorohusk-Yahodyn checkpoint ended.