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'Not waiting until the war is over' – Foreign investment keeps growing in Ukraine

Ukraine is still far from an investor's paradise, but increasingly valuable business deals are being signed in the war-torn country this year.   In the first nine months of 2024, there were 36 Ukrainian mergers and acquisitions (M&As) with a total estimated value of $643 million, according to a new report from KPMG Ukraine, an […]

Ukraine

October 22, 2024

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Russia damaged over 300 port facilities, 20 foreign vessels in the past year, Zelensky says

Russia has damaged 321 port infrastructure facilities, as well as 20 foreign merchant vessels since July 2023, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Nov. 23 at the International Conference on Food Security in Kyiv. Traveling along the Black Sea route, ships are regularly at risk of being attacked by Russia. Since the beginning of the all-out […]

Ukraine

November 23, 2024

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Russia has recruited up to 180,000 convicts for war against Ukraine, Foreign Intelligence Service says

Russia has recruited 140,000 to 180,000 prisoners to fight in a full-scale war against Ukraine as of November 2024, Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service (SZRU) said on Jan. 2. Moscow has been recruiting convicts for its war since summer 2022, first under the auspices of the Wagner mercenary company and then directly under the Russian Defense […]

Ukraine

January 3, 2025

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Ukraine risks delay in receiving $4.3 billion instalment from EU's Ukraine Facility due to reform shortcomings, Foreign Ministry says

Deputy Foreign Minister Yevhen Perebyinis issued a letter to cabinet ministers on Oct. 23 warning that the European Union has notified Ukraine that the next tranche of 4 billion euros ($4.3 billion) from the EU's Ukraine Facility may be delayed until next year unless expected aspects of corruption reforms are completed by the end of […]

Ukraine

October 23, 2024

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UK not planning to send its soldiers to Ukraine, foreign secretary says

London is not planning to deploy its military personnel on the ground in Ukraine, U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy told journalists at the G7's ministerial meeting on Nov. 25. Lammy's comments came after the French outlet Le Monde reported that the U.K. and France have been discussing deploying soldiers or private defense contractors in Ukraine […]

Ukraine

November 26, 2024

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Russian attack on Odesa damages foreign civilian vessel, casualties reported

Russian forces struck a foreign civilian ship flying the flag of Palau in Odesa on Oct. 7, according to Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper. A 60 year-old Ukrainian port employee was killed and five foreign nationals were injured as a result of the attack. Four of the foreign nationals remain in moderate condition, while another […]

Ukraine

October 7, 2024

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Over 20 foreign citizens to be deported from Georgia for participating in protests

The Georgian government is planning to deport 25 foreigners for participating in mass protests in November and December 2024, News Georgia reported on Jan. 4, citing a Georgian Interior Ministry statement. The pro-Russian Georgian Dream party claimed a sweeping victory in the Oct. 26 elections amid widespread allegations of fraud and intimidation. The disputed results […]

Ukraine

January 4, 2025

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Russia imprisons former US consulate employee for ‘secret collaboration with foreign state’

A Russian court on Nov. 1 sentenced Robert Shonov, a former employee of the U.S. consulate in Vladivostok, to four years and 10 months in prison for "secret collaboration with a foreign state." Shonov, a Russian national who worked at the consulate for over 25 years until 2021, became a private contractor after Moscow restricted […]

Ukraine

November 1, 2024

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Ukraine not opposed to exhumation of Volyn massacre victims on its territory, Foreign Ministry says

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said in a joint statement with Poland on Nov. 26 that there were "no obstacles" for Poland to conduct exhumation work on the victims of the Volyn massacre of World War II, amid previous tension over with matter with Warsaw. "Each family has the right to honor the memory of their ancestors […]

Ukraine

November 26, 2024

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Ramstein-format meeting postponed after Biden cancels foreign visits

The next summit of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) scheduled for Oct. 12 in Germany was postponed after U.S. President Joe Biden canceled his overseas travel to handle Hurricane Milton, AFP reported on Oct. 9, citing a statement by the Ramstein Air Base. Biden was supposed to convene a first leader-level meeting of the […]

Ukraine

October 9, 2024

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More than 50,000 foreign parts found in Russian drones, missiles launched at Ukraine this week, Zelensky says

Hundreds of drones, missiles and guided aerial bombs used by Russia to attack Ukraine this week contained overall more than 50,000 foreign components, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Jan. 5. In the first days of 2025, Russia carried out a series of attacks against Ukraine, causing the destruction of many residential buildings and infrastructure, as […]

Ukraine

January 5, 2025

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German Foreign Minister Baerbock arrives in Kyiv

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrived in Kyiv on Nov. 4 in a show of support for the besieged country, marking her eighth visit to Ukraine. "We are countering this brutality with our humanity and support, so that Ukrainians can not only survive the winter, but so that their country can survive," Baerbock said upon […]

Ukraine

November 4, 2024

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