The Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yulia Svyrydenko, met with the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Odile Renaud-Basso, who is on a working visit to Kyiv. The Head of Government thanked the EBRD leadership for their ongoing cooperation, support for Ukraine, and effective dialogue. During the meeting, the parties focused on securing…
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine was ready for joint drone production with France. According to him, this partnership will strengthen both countries and contribute to enhancing European security overall. He stated this on Telegram following the Ukrainian-French drone co-production forum held in Paris, which was attended by the leaders of both states. “I provided…
Minister of Defence of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal met with Neil Crompton, the British Ambassador to Ukraine. The Defence Minister congratulated Mr Neil Crompton on his appointment and expressed gratitude to the United Kingdom for its steadfast support and leadership in assisting Ukraine. The parties discussed the implementation of existing agreements and the preparation of new…
The combat-proven Octopus interceptor, developed within the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has been put into production by the first three Ukrainian companies. Another eleven manufacturers are undergoing technical preparations to join the serial production phase. “Ukraine is launching serial production of its own interceptor designed to counter Shahed drones. The Octopus is a Ukrainian technology…
Minister of Defence of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal took part in a videoconference with the defence ministers of the European Group of Five (E5) countries – Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, and France – as well as the EU High Representative, Kaja Kallas. “Bolstering our air defence continues to be one of Ukraine’s foremost priorities.…
The Government has instructed a comprehensive audit of all the largest state-owned enterprises, particularly in the energy and defence industries. Special attention is to be paid to the transparency of procurement and financial controls. This was announced by Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko following the Cabinet meeting. “The supervisory boards of Naftogaz, Ukroboronprom, Ukrzaliznytsia,…
On November 13, EUR 5.9 billion was transferred to the state budget of Ukraine from the European Union. In particular: – EUR 4.1 billion – as part of the EU’s contribution under the G7 Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration for Ukraine (ERA) initiative. This is the final tranche of the EUR 18.1 billion mobilized by the EU…