The government plans to significantly expand the list of crops that can be grown and exported to Ukraine. Unregistered seed types can be added to the OECD Plant Variety List, but under certain conditions.
Ukraine and Poland discussed the protection of airspace from Russian missile incursions and the urgent need to provide Ukraine with more Patriot and air defense systems.
Lukashenko's statement about preparing troops for possible hostilities is most likely an attempt to help Putin with words, not deeds.
NATO foreign ministers will discuss the establishment of an Alliance mission to support Ukraine to train Ukrainians and provide logistical and other assistance.
Polish farmers continue to restrict truck traffic at three checkpoints on the Polish-Ukrainian border, where about 400 trucks are waiting to cross, allowing only a few trucks to pass every few hours.
In 2023, more than 7,000 departure orders were issued to Russian citizens, 34% more than in 2022, with Germany expelling the most Russians - 2,000.
Macron urged Biden and Scholz to adopt a strategy of uncertainty about Russia in the war in Ukraine, but faced opposition from allies who fear escalation.
Ukraine is closely monitoring the situation on the border with Belarus, preparing to respond to possible scenarios and reinforcing the border, but so far the situation remains stable.
44 countries support the creation of a special tribunal to investigate and prosecute the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine, and the Netherlands has offered to host it.
The Belarusian army has a serious potential with destructive capabilities, such as the Polonez MLRS, which can threaten NATO, the Baltic states and Poland, but it lacks recent combat experience, a military expert believes.
According to the State Border Guard Service, there are currently no signs of a build-up of Russian strike groups in Belarus.
During his visit to Hrodna, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that Minsk does not want to threaten other countries, but his country is preparing for war.
In the morning, the damage limited the power supply to all consumers in Kharkiv region, while restrictions on industry continued in Kryvyi Rih. No electricity exports are planned.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk plans to reconstruct the government and dismiss 5 ministers, including Agriculture Minister Czeslaw Sierkerski.
belarus has launched military exercises in the regions bordering Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland to assess readiness, improve skills and prepare personnel for territorial defense tasks.
Polish protesters have resumed blocking traffic for trucks at the Uhryniv-Dolhobyczów checkpoint on the Polish-Ukrainian border, potentially hampering traffic in both directions.
Four foreigners from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Poland and Australia, employees of the non-governmental organization World Central Kitchen, were killed by an Israeli drone strike on their car in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, along with their Palestinian driver.
255 Ukrainian children were removed from their parents by local social services abroad as of December 31, 2023, with the worst situation in Germany (71 cases), Poland (33), Italy (25), Czech Republic (24) and Sweden (17).
The blockade of the border by Polish farmers has caused significant losses to Ukrainian producers, processors and logistics companies: according to the deputy head of the All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council, Denys Marchuk, unpaid customs duties amounted to UAH 6. 3 billion in March alone.
Ukraine is redirecting grain cargo to the seaports of Odesa, so the volume of grain transportation by sea has increased.
Following meetings with Polish agricultural associations, Ukraine is cautiously optimistic that agri-trade issues will be resolved through further talks in April.
Polish farmers are planning to resume blocking truck traffic at the Uhryniv-Dolhobyczów checkpoint on April 2 after temporarily suspending their actions for the Easter holidays, while continuing to block trucks at the Yahodyn and Rava-Ruska checkpoints, causing significant losses at customs.
Ukraine and Poland held lengthy negotiations involving representatives of specialized associations, which generated cautious optimism about resolving disputes and establishing future cooperation.
A flock of sheep crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border twice to graze, and after the second attempt, Polish border guards called it a "relapse.
An attack by an enemy drone at night disconnected equipment at one of the substations in Odesa Oblast, but all consumers were connected and there is no shortage of electricity in the grid.
Poland and Ukraine have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the field of sports, including decentralization, combating discrimination, doping, supporting athletes and restoring sports infrastructure, and to jointly counteract the participation of representatives of aggressor countries in international sports.
An 18-year-old Ukrainian citizen died in hospital after crashing into a roadside pole at high speed while trying to escape from police in Opole, Poland.
Over 470,000 hectares have been planted in Ukraine, with acreage increasing in Kherson and Kharkiv regions due to demining, but farmers are abandoning corn in favor of more profitable crops such as soybeans and are facing problems exporting to Western Europe due to the blocked border with Poland.
According to President Zelenskyy, if Ukraine loses, Putin could launch an aggression against Kazakhstan, the Baltic states, Poland, and Germany and draw NATO into a war.
France is inviting military, police and civilian personnel from 45 foreign countries to join the security of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.