The German gas tariff on cross-border trade threatens EU energy solidarity and efforts to reduce dependence on Russian gas.
Deputy Head of the President's Office Ihor Zhovkva starts negotiations with Spain on a bilateral security agreement.
Polish farmers have announced a new strike at the Ukrainian border, which will last until April 30, to protest the Green Deal and restrictions on food imports from Ukraine.
The UK Secretary of State for Defense and the Military Commander discussed with the Ukrainian Minister of Defense the possibilities of implementing the Maritime Capability Development Coalition to further expand Ukraine's success in destroying the Russian fleet through the wider use of drones.
Polish exports to Ukraine increased significantly to a record 51. 7 billion zlotys in 2023 amid Russia's full-scale invasion, while imports from Ukraine amounted to 20.3 billion zlotys, resulting in the largest trade surplus with Ukraine in Poland's history of 31.4 billion zlotys.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with intelligence chiefs to discuss further destruction of russia's military infrastructure and countering collaborators and sabotage groups.
Ambassador of Ukraine Vasyl Zvarych calls on Poland to end the border blockade, which has cost the Ukrainian economy $500 million and is having a detrimental effect on the Polish economy.
President Zelenskyy signs a decree announcing the winners of Ukraine's highest cultural award, the Taras Shevchenko National Prize, to be published on March 9.
The EU Council has reached a political agreement to recommend further coordinated reductions in gas demand among member states to prepare for potential supply disruptions in the winter.
U. S. President Joe Biden has signed a decree extending sanctions against russia, imposed in 2014 after russia's aggression against Ukraine, for another year.
Belgium received €1. 7 billion in profits from russian assets and will use the funds to support Ukrainian refugees and defense needs.
Ukraine's Ambassador to Poland, Vasyl Zvarych, called on Poles to end the blockade of the border with Ukraine, which benefits russia by weakening the economies of both countries and Ukraine's defense capabilities against russian aggression.
Ukraine and Slovenia plan to ratify an agreement on Slovenia's allocation of funds to help Ukraine with demining.
President Zelensky replaced Dmytro Hreha with Oleksandr Yakovets as commander of the Support Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Ukraine will not sign a new gas transit contract with russia, but is ready to facilitate transit through its pipelines if initiated by the European Union.
The level of counterfeit banknotes in Ukraine decreased in 2023 to 2. 1 counterfeits per million hryvnias, down from 2.2 in 2022, while in the EU, counterfeiting was almost eight times higher, according to the National Bank of Ukraine.
Nearly 30,000 new American-made medical tourniquets were found unused after 6 months in a Ukrainian military unit warehouse.
The Prime Minister announced plans to reduce the number of ministries by one third and has already cut 20,000 civil service vacancies as part of reforms aimed at streamlining the government.
For a guy who was born without a palate, surgeons from Ukraine and the United States successfully formed a new one from his own tissues.
Prime Minister Shmyhal expects all NATO member states and more than 30 other countries to sign security agreements that will guarantee Ukraine's defense.
At the beginning of the full-scale russian invasion, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine signed ammunition contracts with any company that claimed to be able to provide shells due to critical need, but some companies failed to deliver, moving money abroad.
In March, the European Commission will present to the EU Council a framework for negotiations on Ukraine's EU membership.
The joint venture with Rheinmetall is already providing repair services in Ukraine and plans to expand its activities to include assembly and production.
The prime minister noted that Poland had heard Ukraine's messages on resolving the border crisis and was working on a five-point plan to unblock the border.
The EU is preparing sanctions against about 30 russians and companies in connection with the death of russian politician alexei navalny, which are to be approved on March 18.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba and his Polish counterpart Sikorski praised the cooperation between their countries in resolving the situation on the Ukrainian-Polish border and discussed increasing arms supplies to Ukraine.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock called on Chancellor Olaf Scholz to "actively consider the possibility" of supplying Ukraine with Taurus long-range cruise missiles to protect its territory and population.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announces that 18,000 square kilometers of previously contaminated Ukrainian land have been cleared and returned to economic use over the past year thanks to demining efforts.
About two thousand children have been orphaned by the fighting in Ukraine since the beginning of russia's full-scale invasion. The authorities are trying to place these children in family-based care.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi is to discuss with Russian President Vladimir Putin Russia's plans for the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant.
