Ukraine

Ukraine, together with partners and donors, is launching the Skills Alliance initiative, which aims to train more than 180,000 workers in over the next 3 years.

In the Kyiv region, an underground shop for the production of cigarettes was exposed.

The World Bank's Managing Director of Operations, Anna Bjerde, said that within the framework of the PEACE project, we managed to attract 42 billion dollars, of which we have already transferred more than 38 billion dollars to Ukraine in tranches.

In the first quarter of 2024, Ukrainians made 1. 8 billion non-cash transactions in the amount of UAH 961 billion using payment cards, and most transactions took place in retail chains and during transfers from card to card.

The EU has signed the first guarantee agreements worth 1. 4 billion euros under the Ukraine Facility program, launching its investment component Ukraine Investment Framework to accelerate Ukraine's recovery, especially in the energy sector.

According to President Zelensky, the global recovery of Ukraine will take place after the end of the war.

Ukraine needs investments in the amount of 1 12-13 billion right now for rapid economic growth, and not after the end of the war.

Deputy Minister of culture Anastasia Bondar notes that this is a historic event for Ukraine and an important step in the protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Ukraine and Germany signed a declaration on strengthening cooperation in the field of entrepreneurship support.

The European Commission has proposed extending temporary protection until March 2026 for people fleeing Russian aggression against Ukraine.

The Development Bank of the Council of Europe will provide Ukraine with a loan of 100 million euros for the program "Nome. Compensation for destroyed housing" is aimed at supporting citizens affected by the full-scale war.

The United States wants to allocate 8 824 million to support Ukraine's critical energy infrastructure.

Judge of the Shevchenko District Court of Kyiv Vitaliy Tsiktich filed complaints to the High Council of justice and the prosecutor general's office about the pressure and illegal interference of MP Daniil Getmantsev in the trial related to illegal tobacco production.

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has called for an end to dependence on Russian oil in response to Russia's missile strikes on Ukraine's energy system.

Italy plans to provide Ukraine with a new package of assistance in the amount of 140 million euros.

In Kharkiv, an 8-year-old boy drowned at the Petrikovsky reservoir. Divers found the body of the deceased child 30 meters from the shore.

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba outlined five steps for Ukraine's recovery: providing air defense systems, attracting investment, receiving macro-financial assistance, Ukraine's membership in the EU, and using frozen Russian assets to force Russia to pay for the recovery.

Ukraine has a clear plan to build up to 1 GW of gas generating capacity this year and another 4 GW over the next few years.

36-year-old IRGC artist and stylist Artur Snitkus died defending Ukraine from Russian aggression while performing a combat mission in the Donetsk region.

How Ukrainian refugees are looking for work in Moldova.

An attack on the European Union is likely, said Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, who warned that the danger is greater than some people think.

Director of KNIISE Alexander Ruvin noted that a significant part of the forensic expert activity of Naraz is aimed at studying the facts of Russian aggression against Ukraine and the conclusions of Ukrainian experts become the basis for the formation of an evidence base for future international trials.

Ukraine has fulfilled all the necessary conditions for the actual start of negotiations on its EU membership and expects that the framework of negotiations will be approved and negotiations will begin by the end of June.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that during his visit to Germany, he met with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to discuss Ukraine's needs against the background of Russian attacks on energy and fighting at the front, expectations from the Peace Summit and partnership between the communities of the two countries for the restoration of Ukraine.

Ursula von der Leyen said that Ukraine has completed all the steps and why the European Union should start accession negotiations before the end of this month.

As stated by the MP from the Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy, law enforcement agencies should react sharply to the facts of illegal grain exports from Ukraine.

Hundreds of agreements worth billions of euros in the defense, energy and social sectors are being prepared between Ukraine and Germany at the level of communities, companies and the government.

The EU ambassadors ' discussion of the framework for negotiations on Ukraine and Moldova's accession to the EU was postponed to next week, but the goal remains the same - to officially start accession negotiations with these two countries by the end of June.

The G7 summit will discuss how Ukraine can benefit even faster from frozen Russian assets, as announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

According to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Ukraine needs annual investments of 1 10-30 billion over the next 10 years.