Ukraine

The Cabinet of Ministers allocated UAH 1. 9 billion for the construction of fortifications in Zaporizhzhia. 358 military strongholds and hundreds of kilometers of defense lines have been built.

Kyiv region received an additional subvention from the state budget to purchase housing for 22 veterans. Among them are 19 people with disabilities of groups I-II and 3 internally displaced combatants.

The NGO Peace of Ukraine has appealed to the Slovak Prosecutor General's Office to investigate Prime Minister Fico's visit to Moscow. The association accuses Fico of legitimizing Putin, who is subject to an international warrant.

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry calls for a fair investigation into the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that went down in Kazakhstan. Traces of shrapnel damage were found on the wreckage, and Russian airports refused to allow emergency landing.

The Cabinet of Ministers has determined the list of goods subject to export licensing in 2025. Quotas for sugar and poultry exports and restrictions on grain exports to five EU countries were established.

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry announced that preparations for the Second Peace Summit have been completed and all thematic conferences have been held. The date of the summit is not yet known, but Ukraine plans to invite Russia.

The Office of Judicial System Cleanup published information about the High Anti-Corruption Court judge who banned local Maidan.

Ukraine can receive €12. 5 billion from the EU in 2025 if it fulfills 56 indicators of the Ukraine Facility program. In 2024, €16.2 billion is expected after the 23 steps of the program are completed.

The Ministry of Justice has set up 4 camps to hold Russian prisoners of war, spending UAH 294. 2 million. Prisoners receive proper conditions, medical care and other rights in accordance with the Geneva Convention.

Ukraine and Poland have established the process of exhumation of the victims of the Volyn tragedy on a mutual basis. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhiy Tykhyi confirmed that cooperation on this issue is progressing at a normal pace.

As of December 26, 2024, 1520 local budgets out of 1597 have been approved in Ukraine. Volyn, Dnipro, Mykolaiv, and Kharkiv regions have approved their budgets in full.

The Foreign Ministers of Ukraine and Israel held their first telephone conversation. The parties discussed the threats posed by Russia and Iran's cooperation to Europe and the Middle East.

An agent of the Russian GRU was detained in Rivne, who was preparing to blow up railroad tracks to disrupt the supply of ammunition to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The offender acted as part of a network and expected to receive 40% of $100,000 for the sabotage.

In 2023, the Ministry of Health purchased 44 units of expensive medical equipment, but as of November 2024, only 2 of them are in operation. The Accounting Chamber has identified systemic problems with the distribution and installation of equipment.

The illusion of transparency and success: why Olena Duma's statement about the ARMA audit raises doubts.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhiy Tykhyi emphasized that Ukraine needs a comprehensive and just peace based on a 10-point formula.

33 boarding school children from occupied Antratsyt and 40 people from Donetsk, Luhansk and Mariupol were brought to Belarus. The children were brought by the sanctioned Alexey Talay Foundation for “rehabilitation” in sanatoriums.

63 American companies are among the top 100 largest corporations in the world by market value. Nvidia showed the best growth in the Dow Jones for the year - 160%, and Apple reached a capitalization of 3.7 trillion euros.

In 2025, Mars, Mercury, and Venus will be retrograde at different times of the year. The astrologer warns of possible difficulties in finance, communication, and relationships during these periods.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced an increase in the volume and frequency of military support from the United States. Ukraine is also working with European partners to strengthen Europe's defense self-sufficiency.

During the year, KFI experts examined more than 5,000 suspicious banknotes, of which 30% were counterfeits. The experts spoke about the methods of verifying the authenticity of banknotes and shared tips for protecting against fraudsters.

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry established its first ministerial-level contacts with the new Syrian government after the severance of diplomatic relations. Ukraine also sent 500 tons of flour to Syria as part of the Grain from Ukraine program.

The Swedish company Molnlycke Health Care has gained a monopoly on the market of dressings for patients with epidermolysis bullosa through corruption schemes and lobbying. The protocol approved by the Ministry of Health in 2016 has not yet been revised, despite the emergence of high-quality and cheaper analogues, which makes patients dependent on expensive products from one manufacturer.

Starting from January 1, 2025, Ukraine will change the military duty rates for individual entrepreneurs and individuals. Individual entrepreneurs of the first, second, and fourth groups will pay UAH 800 per month, and those of the third group will pay 1% of their turnover.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson reported that contact with the new Trump administration has been established at all levels. Military support is being discussed, although no official offers have been made.

The German president dissolved the lower house of parliament after a vote of no confidence in the Scholz government. Early elections are scheduled for February 23, with Friedrich Merz of the CDU/CSU as the main candidate for victory.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry confirmed its readiness to consider the European Commission's request for energy supplies. However, as of January 1, the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine will be suspended.

Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar said the country was ready to facilitate the peace process between Russia and Ukraine. Putin also does not rule out the possibility of holding talks in Slovakia.

The State Employment Service will conduct a survey of 50,000 business representatives to study the needs for employees. The survey will cover companies with 5 million employees and will last until January 2025.

Oleksiy Bahanets said that MP Hetmantsev's interference in the work of the State Tax Service was an abuse of power. NABU may open criminal proceedings if it finds a corruption component in the MP's actions.