Denys Shmyhal

The Prime Minister of Ukraine has revealed that most truck drivers stuck at the Krakovets-Korchova border crossing due to the blockade of the Polish border were carrying goods other than agricultural products, which has hurt both Ukrainian producers and European markets. The Ukrainian government is planning to propose the introduction of an electronic queue system similar to Ukraine's to reduce waiting times at the border.

Ukrainian border guards are monitoring the situation on the border around the clock and are constantly exchanging information with their Polish counterparts to resolve issues caused by the protests that blocked six checkpoints.

Ukraine offers Poland a five-step plan to unblock the border, including a ban on russian agricultural exports to the EU and the creation of a trilateral headquarters with the European Commission.

The Ukrainian prime minister emphasized that the blockade on the Polish border negatively affects both the Ukrainian and Polish economies and trade. Shmyhal emphasized that "Poles and Polish farmers need to hear this truth in order to understand the senselessness of the border blockade.

The Prime Minister of Ukraine and a group of ministers arrived at the border with Poland for talks, but did not meet with Polish officials. Earlier, Zelenskyy instructed the government to be at the border with Poland by February 24. He also called on the president and prime minister of Poland to arrive there.

Prime Minister Shmyhal met with his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen to discuss further support for Ukraine, reforms and EU integration, as well as a business conference between the two countries.

Ukraine's Prime Minister and relevant ministers will visit the border with Poland today to resolve the export blockade, although it is unclear whether Polish officials will be present.

According to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Denmark played a key role in providing Ukraine with the opportunity to purchase F-16 fighter jets.

Blocking the Polish-Ukrainian border is not an economic issue, but rather the interests of certain groups. The Ukrainian side is ready for a dialogue with the Polish side, as the long-term blocking of the border "means losses for both countries.

According to Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, in January 2024, 88% of Ukraine's wheat exports went to the EU via the Black Sea.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the procedure for allocating UAH 515 million from the state budget for the construction and operation of the National Military Memorial Cemetery this year.

The Government of Ukraine has allocated UAH 6. 2 billion to Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv and Kherson regions to help with the recovery.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has decided to open a new checkpoint on the border with Hungary called Velyka Palad-Nagyhodos and expand the operation of the existing checkpoint to increase border and trade capacity.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has decided to increase pensions by almost 8% starting March 1, 2022.

More than 800 Ukrainian families have purchased new housing with the help of housing certificates to replace the housing lost as a result of Russian aggression.

Polish President Andrzej Duda said that farmers' protests against the access of Ukrainian goods to the Polish market is a European problem that the European Commission should solve.

The Prime Ministers of Ukraine and Poland, Denys Shmyhal and Donald Tusk, will meet in Warsaw next month to discuss issues related to the Ukrainian-Polish border and trade.

The Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights has asked the Prime Minister to reconsider the possibility of limiting payments to internally displaced persons from March, as this could deprive up to 1 million IDPs of their only source of income.

The Polish Minister of Agriculture emphasized the need to maintain trade with Ukraine. According to him, a complete blockade of the border will lead to the fact that many Poles may lose their jobs.

The Japanese parliament is united in its support for Ukraine, as stated by the Ukrainian prime minister after a meeting with the Japanese-Ukrainian inter-parliamentary group.

The Prime Minister of Ukraine on the need for long-range missiles and other munitions.

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that Japan should become one of the leaders in the recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine's economy after a visit to Tokyo, where 56 documents were signed, including on the avoidance of double taxation and Japanese investments and loans to support Ukrainian business and infrastructure projects.

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

The prime ministers of Ukraine and Japan discussed expanding bilateral cooperation through visa liberalization and increased trade ties, as well as continuing sanctions pressure on Russia.

Japan will provide Ukraine with a total of $12. 1 billion in aid, including a $4.7 billion grant to be received by the end of the month, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said after meeting with his Japanese counterpart.

Japan is expected to provide Ukraine with an additional $1. 8 billion in budgetary aid in the first quarter of 2022, reports Ukraine's Finance Ministry.

Japan to allocate 1. 25 billion euros to support Japanese investors in Ukraine

Deputy Prime Minister Kubrakov expressed concern that the blockade on the border with Poland could become even more severe and expressed hope that the Polish government would resolve the issue.

Ukraine and Japan have signed a double taxation treaty, which provides for the allocation of taxation rights for certain types of income, such as dividends, interest and royalties, received by residents of one country from sources in the other.

Ukraine and Japan have signed more than 50 cooperation agreements aimed at economic development and reconstruction in areas such as avoidance of double taxation, support for Ukraine's recovery, agriculture, education, energy and infrastructure.