Ukraine: Government allocates UAH 41.4 million to Kharkiv for construction of school shelters

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the allocation of UAH 41.4 million in state budgetary subsidies for the construction of shelters in Kharkiv’s secondary education institutions. This information was provided by Taras Melnychuk, the government’s permanent representative in the Verkhovna Rada. “The amount of state budget subsidies distributed to local budgets for the purpose of…

Ukraine: Defence Ministry streamlines conditions for arms producers

The Ministry of Defense has amended the defense procurement procedures under state guarantees for Ukrainian manufacturers. Defense Minister Rustem Umerov reported this on Facebook. “We are strengthening the capability of Ukrainian manufacturers to supply the army with weapons more quickly and efficiently,” Umerov noted. According to the minister, “from now on, payments will be made…

Ukraine: Japanese pickup trucks will be produced

Ukraine will launch a project to manufacture Japanese pickup trucks using the SKD (Semi-Knocked Down) services. This is a joint project of several Ukrainian manufacturers and a Japanese engineering company. This was announced by Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Economy of Ukraine, during a business forum organised by the…

Ukraine: any gas except for Russian will be transited

Ukraine is ready to fulfill its obligations under the EU Association Agreement for the transit of any gas, except from Russia. Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal announced this following a conversation with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico. “I held discussions with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico. I emphasized that Ukraine’s priority is guaranteed energy…