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Thursday, 10 October 2024, 10:44
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said at a meeting with the foreign ministers of the Northern European and Baltic countries that in the EU's ninth sanctions package, Ukraine expects Russian banks to be completely disconnected from the SWIFT international payment system.
Ukraine, together with its partners, is looking for ways to strengthen the grain initiative and expand its capabilities as Russia still has the ability to limit its operation. Currently, 77 ships are in line for inspection in Turkey.
The Kremlin is preparing a draft presidential decree prohibiting Russian companies and any oil traders from selling Russian oil to participants in the price cap mechanism that Western nations intend to implement.
In Kyiv region, emergency power outages are being introduced therefore previous schedules of stabilization shutdowns are not in effect.
27 November 2022
As of today, in most regions of Ukraine, stabilization power outages are in effect. The situation is under control.
Power supply is being restored to residential buildings in Kherson.
Some 63% of Ukrainian exports were directed to the EU countries from January to October this year, with most of them reaching the central and eastern regions.
Seven ships carrying 248,000 tonnes of agricultural products for Asia and Europe have departed from Ukraine's Black Sea ports.
At the end of the week, the power industry workers stabilized the operation of the power system, while deficit remains at the level of 20%.
As of 11:00, on November 27, electricity producers covered almost 80% of consumption needs in Ukraine, a capacity deficit totaled about 20%.
26 November 2022
Ukraine has offered to increase the number of ports within the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
Ukraine’s food initiative, aimed at overcoming the grain crisis in African countries, raised $150 million from more than 20 participating countries and the EU.
Russia launched a full-scale war against the Ukrainian people, leaving thousands without food, but Ukraine will not allow millions across the world to face hunger.
The European Union and several states will provide Kyiv with significant sums of money to finance the delivery of Ukrainian grain to the world's poorest countries.
In Ukraine, after a large-scale blackout caused by a massive Russian missile attack, 73% of the mobile network was restored.
On the 90th anniversary of the beginning of the Holodomor, Ukraine is launching the Grain from Ukraine initiative, with up to 60 Ukrainian grain ships expected to be sent by the middle of next year to some of the world's poorest countries in Africa.
The prime ministers of Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland have discussed the challenges related to Russia's destruction of Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Lithuania has prepared a new aid package for Ukraine's energy sector worth more than EUR 2 million and promises to continue bringing drones, warm clothes for the Ukrainian military, heaters and generators.
Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä of Finland said that the country could send the first batch of energy equipment to Ukraine as early as next week.
The Government of Canada will provide CAD30 million (about US$23 million) to support the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
25 November 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has discussed the Grain from Ukraine initiative with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
In a conversation with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen expressed solidarity with the Ukrainian people, who are suffering from Russia’s barbaric attacks on civilian infrastructure objects and the civilian population, and announced the intensification of EU aid to Ukraine.
All Ukraine’s four operational nuclear power plants, including the Russian-occupied ZNPP, have been reconnected to the national grid.
Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko discussed assistance to the Ukrainian energy sector in a telephone conversation with Minister of Energy of Azerbaijan Parviz Shahbazov.
As of November 25, power producers cover 70% of consumers' needs. Currently, almost all critical infrastructure facilities in the country have been re-connected to power grid.
Ukraine plans to attract another $500 million from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The funds will be used to support low-income people, internally displaced persons, pay salaries to teachers and doctors.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Europe to completely overcome its dependence on Russian energy resources.
All nuclear power plants that are located in the government-controlled territory of Ukraine are already connected to the power system. In 1-2 days it will be possible to return to scheduled power outages instead of emergency ones.
Experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have arrived at all nuclear power plants of Ukraine in order to provide support and assistance to the personnel.