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04 July 2025
Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) will cooperate with the Japan Desk platform, opening in Lviv on July 7, 2025, to support the Japanese businesses operating in Ukraine.
On July 1, 2025, the Paris Court of Appeal supported the position of Oschadbank JSC, having rejected Russia’s appeal and upheld the decision of the Paris Arbitration Tribunal, dated November 26, 2018, ordering Russia to compensate the bank for losses following the annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea.
The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) has increased the electricity export capacity limit of Ukraine and Moldova by 250 megawatts to 900 megawatts.
03 July 2025
The Coordination Committee of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) has approved a project for the construction of a 1,435 mm gauge railway section between Sknyliv and Mostyska II. The project will receive EUR 76 million in grant funding.
In Denmark, in the presence of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a memorandum was signed with the American company Swift Beat on the joint production of drones, particularly interceptors.
The share of those suppliers of Ukraine’s State Operator For Non-Lethal Acquisition (DOT) that had been affected by restrictive measures due to contract violations does not exceed 1%. As of June 2025, there were only seven of them.
Naftogaz of Ukraine NJSC and Poland’s ORLEN have signed a new contract for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States.
02 July 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky met with members of the American Chamber of Commerce to discuss strengthening U.S.–Ukraine cooperation based on shared opportunities.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has a clear understanding of how to cover the state budget deficit for this year, while negotiations on funding for 2026 — a year full of uncertainty — are already underway.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and President of the World Bank Group Ajay Banga have discussed joint projects.
01 July 2025
Poland’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Czesław Siekierski, has expressed dissatisfaction with how the European Commission communicated with EU member states regarding negotiations with Ukraine on new terms for importing Ukrainian agricultural products into the EU.
According to preliminary estimates, Ukraine's real gross domestic product grew by 0.7% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter.
According to the baseline scenario outlined in Ukraine’s 2026–2028 Budget Declaration, state expenditures on security and defense are projected to reach UAH 1.817 trillion in 2026.
The Danish model for direct investments in Ukraine’s defense industry has already proven to be effective, but it can also open up new opportunities for Ukraine in the future.
Danish companies continue to develop and invest in their businesses operating in Ukraine despite the ongoing war.
Ukrainian air and missile defense systems will be integrated with NASAMS systems.
30 June 2025
The IMF Executive Board has completed the eighth review of the EFF program for Ukraine, opening access for the allocation of the next tranche for our country in the amount of half a billion dollars.
During a meeting, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed preparations for the new heating season with Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko and Naftogaz CEO Serhii Koretsky.
During the UN Conference on Financing for Development, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal met with Kenyan President William Ruto to discuss food security.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that three German defense companies are currently operating in Ukraine.
As part of the Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) initiative, Canada has provided Ukraine with approximately USD 1.7 billion (2.3 billion Canadian dollars), funded through revenue generated from frozen Russian assets.
Ukraine and Brazil have strong potential for economic cooperation in agriculture, engineering, bioenergy, pharmaceutics and civilian construction, as well as bioethanol production, as the two countries have significant bio-resources and technologies.
On Monday, June 30, the European Union extended its economic restrictive measures against Russia for an additional six months in response to the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Russia has assembled a fleet of tankers and is trying to expand its liquefied natural gas exports after the U.S. imposed sanctions last year.
29 June 2025
The delegates to the Congress of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SDPP) overwhelmingly rejected the resumption of natural gas supplies from Russia via the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipelines.
The Russian government is reportedly preparing to introduce a complete ban on gasoline exports in response to surging fuel prices.
The chief of the occupation administration of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, has decided to engage Chinese businesses in the construction of transport infrastructure in Crimea.
A significant shortage of labor is being observed in many sectors of Russian economy as the Kremlin pursues its war effort against Ukraine.
28 June 2025
Promising areas in relations between Ukraine and Poland include cooperation in the defense industry, including the joint production of UAVs, while Polish companies also stand ready to participate in Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction.