Newsletter 02/02/2024
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€50 billion for Ukraine: Ambassador to EU explains how money will be controlled
Mechanisms for controlling the expenditures of the 50 billion euro Ukrainian Fund were envisaged from the very beginning, with the need for annual reporting to the European Commission and the possibility of revising the funding parameters in two years if necessary.
Shmyhal on confiscation of Russian assets in EU: we find best legal solution
Today, European leaders confirm the plan to use the proceeds of frozen Russian assets in favor of Ukraine, the confiscation of which was called impossible a year ago.
FM Kuleba expects decision on use of frozen Russian assets to be endorsed in 2024
In his words, there are certain challenges with regard to making this decision and, perhaps, this process will be carried out in stages, for example as a tax on profits from the frozen Russian assets, followed by the profits and eventually the assets themselves.
“But, that’s a fact that we are going this way, the first results have already been achieved, and this decision will be made in 2024,” Kuleba stressed.
Putin announces Russia's plans to integrate occupied Ukrainian territories within six years - ISW
Putin said that Russia plans to have the occupied territories of Ukraine on a par with Russia in unspecified "key areas" by 2030.
War
Two more Georgian soldiers killed in war in Ukraine
The victims are Zurab Tsiklauri and Gocha Zhvania. According to the Georgian Legion, they died on the front line on the eastern front.
Defense
Bundestag approves state budget that includes almost EUR 7.6B in aid for Ukraine
Members of the German Bundestag have approved the state budget for 2024 in its second and third reading.
Politics
Brussels sends “clear signal” to Moscow, now Ukraine waiting for America’s decisions - Zelensky
The European Union's decision to allocate EUR 50 billion to Ukraine sends a clear signal to Moscow that Europe will stand. Now, Ukraine is waiting for decisions from the United States.
Economy
IMF chief warns that European governments may regret supporting farmers' protests
"You see the farmers protesting. On the human level I understand they face more hardship and it is not easy to do the job they do. But if that sentiment continues and it pushes governments in a corner in which they find themselves unable to do what is necessary for (the) strength of the economies, then there may be days to regret," Georgieva said during a press briefing at the International Monetary Fund's offices in Washington.
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Katarina Mathernova, EU Ambassador to Ukraine
EUR 50B package demonstrates EU’s long-term commitment to Ukraine as future member state
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Zelenska opens audio guide in Ukrainian at Museum of Occupation of Latvia
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