Ukraine: country is preparing step-by-step plan to restore functioning of New Safe Confinement

Svitlana Grynchuk, Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, together with representatives of the operational headquarters at Chornobyl NPP led by Hryhorii Ishchenko, Head of the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management, inspected the consequences of the hit of a russian attack drone with an explosive warhead into the protective shell of the…

Ukraine: GDP grows in January 2025

In January, Ukraine’s gross domestic product grew by 1.5% compared to 1.7% in December 2024, the Ministry of Economy reported. “The growth drivers remain the construction industry, manufacturing, and domestic trade,” said Deputy Minister of Economy Oleksii Sobolev. He noted that the slowdown in economic growth in January was due to a decline in exporters’…

Ukraine: thirty companies present organic food products at BIOFACH trade fair

A total of 30 Ukrainian exporters presented organic food products within Ukraine’s national pavilion at the world’s largest trade fair for organic food, BIOFACH 2025, in Germany. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry. “Ukraine’s participation in international exhibitions, such as BIOFACH, is an important instrument for expanding the…

Ukraine: Defense Minister discusses defense industry investments with New Zealand counterpart

At the Munich Security Conference, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov met with New Zealand’s Defense Minister Judith Collins to discuss potential New Zealand investments in Ukraine’s defense industry. Umerov shared details of the meeting on Facebook. “Started work at the Munich Security Conference. The first meeting was with New Zealand’s Minister of Defense, Judith Collins,”…