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The Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine is in constant dialog with the Ministry of Agriculture of Poland regarding the situation on the Ukrainian-Polish border.

The UN calls on the U. S. to continue funding humanitarian organizations to support refugees in Ukraine.

The EU agrees to create the first registry to certify and trade carbon sequestration units from organic agriculture and industry to help achieve its goal of net zero emissions by 2050.

Ukraine is seeking to create an additional export route to circumvent problems with the Polish border. Currently, the Ukrainian government's options include increasing the volume of transportation across the Danube River

The High Anti-Corruption Court has decided to conduct special court proceedings against MP Andriy Derkach, who is accused of high treason and illegal enrichment for receiving $567,000 from Russian special services to undermine Ukraine.

The former Russian governor of annexed Sevastopol, Dmitry Ovsyannikov, who was detained in the UK on suspicion of violating sanctions, has been released on bail.

Ukraine's ambassador to Poland condemned protesters who threw Ukrainian grain out of a train for disrespecting Ukrainian farmers.

The Kremlin rejects demands for an independent international investigation into the death of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny in prison.

Polish protesters plan to block traffic at border checkpoints with Ukraine more strictly, restricting the movement of buses and cars at some checkpoints, reports the Ukrainian Border Guard Service.

Polish protesters blocked the border between Poland and Ukraine, undermining Ukraine's economy and resilience to Russian aggression; Ukraine called on Poland to provide a legal assessment, unblock the border, and stop anti-Ukrainian rhetoric.

Ursula von der Leyen honored the memory of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes who died during the 2014 revolution and emphasized that Ukraine will become a member of the European Union.

EU member states may buy artillery shells for Ukraine from outside the EU as part of a plan to provide Kyiv with weapons.

The EU has extended sanctions against Russia for another year, until February 24, 2025, in response to Russia's ongoing illegal occupation of certain areas of Ukraine.

On February 20, Ukraine commemorates the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred, 107 fallen participants in the 2014 Revolution of Dignity who opposed fugitive president yanukovych's decision to abandon the EU Association Agreement and Ukraine's European choice.

Ukraine's Prime Minister calls for tougher EU and Japanese sanctions against Russia after Navalny's death.

The United States is considering imposing sanctions on Chinese companies that assist Russia in its war against Ukraine, which would be the first direct sanctions against Beijing.

The EU emphasizes that navalny's death in a russian prison is another sign of the acceleration and systematization of repression in russia, and calls for an independent investigation into the circumstances of his death.

Last year, the number of rabies cases in the Kirovohrad region of Ukraine increased to 100. At the same time, 43 people were brought to administrative liability for non-compliance with the requirements for providing an animal for vaccination or refusal to vaccinate it.

Most of Ukraine's public debt consists of long-term concessional loans from international partners. According to the Ministry of Finance, 10 countries provided grant assistance to Ukraine, namely: The United States, Japan, Norway, Germany, Spain, Finland, Switzerland, Ireland, Belgium, and Iceland.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister called on European governments to direct all available European artillery shell production to the needs of the Ukrainian front and European defense.

Ukrainian carriers will start a peaceful protest near three checkpoints on the border with Poland in response to the blockade by Polish protesters that has been going on since November.

The Parliamentary Committee on Legal Policy has recommended that the Verkhovna Rada adopt the draft law on lobbying in the second reading to meet the requirements of the EU membership negotiations.

The EU launches an investigation into TikTok for possible violations of child protection and harmful content rules under the Digital Services Act.

Von der Leyen has announced that she will run for a second term as president of the European Commission.

Germany plans to summon russian Ambassador to Berlin Sergey Nechayev to protest the death of alexei navalny in a russian prison.

The EU launches a naval operation called "Aspides" to ensure freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and respond to Houthi militant attacks in Yemen.

Polish protesters briefly blocked a passenger train traveling between Ukraine and Poland, but the train later continued to move after Polish police intervened.

The EU may rename its human rights sanctions regime the "navalny sanctions regime" in honor of the late Russian politician.

European officials have privately discussed the creation of a continent-wide addition to NATO that could work alongside or replace U. S. security guarantees, depending on the outcome of the U.S. election.

Ukraine's Prime Minister has invited Japanese businesses to invest in Ukraine's energy, agriculture, infrastructure, automotive, mining, and IT sectors to help create a "Ukrainian economic miracle" modeled after Japan's postwar economic growth.