In the short term, the best guarantee of Ukraine’s security is speeding up the supply of weapons and ammunition, as well as making a positive decision on the provision of F-16 fighter jets, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said. “In the short term, of course, the best guarantee of our security is to speed up…
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has put into effect the decisions of the National Security and Defense Council of April 15 on the introduction of personal special economic or other restrictive measures (sanctions). Decree No. 228/2023 imposes sanctions against 82 Russian sports figures, including Olympic champions. Decree No. 227/2023 imposes sanctions against 351 individuals and…
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Canada has handed over three Leopard gunnery simulators to the Ukrainian military, Minister of National Defence of Canada Anita Anand has said. “In addition to the eight Leopard 2 tanks that we’ve delivered to Poland, Canada has deployed three Leopard gunnery simulators to help train Ukrainian tank crews on the operation and tactics of these…
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Deputy Prime Minister for the Reconstruction of Ukraine, Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development Oleksandr Kubrakov and a representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Hideya Kobayashi, signed an agreement on the allocation of a grant from the Japanese government. According to the press service of the Ministry of Restoration, it is about…
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The Core Group of countries to create the Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine already includes 34 countries, Costa Rica has joined it, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said after a conversation with his counterpart in Costa Rica. “During our call today, FM Arnoldo Tinoco informed me that Costa Rica has decided…
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Unprecedented bloody battles are currently taking place directly in the urban area of Bakhmut, Serhiy Cherevaty, the spokesperson for the Eastern Task Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has said. “Today, directly in the urban area of Bakhmut, bloody battles unprecedented in recent decades are taking place. The enemy has set the goal of…
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A $2 billion IFC program designed to ramp up support for Ukraine’s private sector and boost economic resilience amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is receiving new financial support from the Netherlands and Switzerland, IFC has said. “The Netherlands will be providing $43 million to support Ukraine’s agricultural sector and ensure emergency liquidity for private companies…
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As of the morning of April 15, 2023, more than 1,417 children suffered in Ukraine due to the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation, the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) has reported. “According to official information from juvenile prosecutors, 469 children died, and more than 948 received injuries of different severity,” the PGO said on…
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Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal, following the results of the Spring Meetings in Washington (the United States), announced that Ukraine would receive additional support of more than $5 billion from France, Germany, and the UK. “Following the results of negotiations with the finance ministers of the G7 countries at the Spring Meetings, we received…
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A video report of the French FRANCE 24 TV channel about how Russian troops are preparing to kill Ukrainians is disgrace to journalism, and going the occupied territories without Ukraine’s consent is a violation of the law, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleg Nikolenko has said. “FRANCE 24 report on Russian…
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