Politics & Economics

The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has resumed operations, while recommends that American citizens staying in Ukraine follow the instructions of the Ukrainian authorities whenever air raid alerts go off. This was announced by the United States Ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget Brink, on X late Wednesday, Ukrinform reports. "The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has resumed services following a temporary shelter-in-place suspension earlier today (November 20 – ed.). We continue to encourage U.S. citizens to remain vigilant, monitor official Ukrainian sources for updates, and be prepared to shelter in place if an air alert is announced," the diplomat wrote. Read also: Zelensky…

Emergency power outages have been implemented in Kyiv, Kyiv region, Odesa region, Dnipropetrovsk region, and Donetsk region. That is as reported by the national energy company DTEK on Telegram and cited by Ukrinform. "Emergency power outages are being applied in Kyiv, Kyiv region, Odesa region, Dnipropetrovsk region, and Donetsk region at the instruction of Ukrenergo," the statement reads. Read also: 'Risk of catastrophic failure': Greenpeace calls on IAEA to deploy monitors at Ukrainian NPP substations As previously reported, an industrial enterprise was damaged in Dnipro following the Russian attack.

The U.S. Department of State has confirmed Joe Biden’s Administration made a first step toward canceling Ukraine’s debt to the U.S. worth $4.6 billion that the nation was supposed to repay for the loans provided, but Congress is yet to take the appropriate decision. That’s according to the department’s spokesman Matt Miller, who spoke at a briefing on Wednesday, November 20, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “If you recall when Congress passed the Supplemental Appropriations bill back in April, I think, forgetting exactly when it contained a provision for us to elect that allowed us to provide a certain amount of…

As of November 19, 2024, Ukrainian farmers sowed 6.14 million hectares (98%) with winter crops. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Ukrainian farmers have already sown 6.14 million hectares with winter crops. In particular, a total of 5.06 million hectares (98%) were sown with winter grain crops and more than 1.08 million hectares – with winter rapeseed,” the report states. According to the ministry, a total of 4.4 million hectares (98%) were sown with winter wheat, 610.5 thousand hectares (96%) – with barley, 68.6 thousand hectares (97%) – with…

The Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security pursues efforts to provide a brief explanation to foreign audiences on the current topics of particular interest as regards Ukraine. UKRAINE'S RESILIENCE PLAN On 19 November, President Volodymyr Zelensky presented the Resilience Plan of Ukraine. It consists of ten points that cover all areas of the country's life and indicate the strategic priorities of state policy. ● The first point is "Unity". Ukraine needs information consolidation. Elections will take place after achieving a just peace. ● The second point is "Frontline". Ukraine will adjust its approaches to personnel management within the Defense…

Throughout all 1,000 days, Ukraine has used all available political and diplomatic levers within the framework of the UN to oppose a full-scale Russian invasion, says Sergiy Kiyslytsya, Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the UN. He answered a question from Ukrinform’s own correspondent in New York about the role and capabilities of the UN in the context of Ukraine’s ongoing fight. Kyslytsya emphasized that President Volodymyr Zelensky "plays a key role in this process" and spoke seven times at Security Council meetings and addressed the UN General Assembly three times. In his speeches, the president emphasized the need to hold Russia…

During the meeting, the Deputy Head of the Ukrainian President’s Office, Ihor Zhovkva, and heads of security policy departments at the ministries of foreign affairs of Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Finland discussed further efforts to strengthen Ukraine's air defense and Army capabilities. This was reported by the President’s Office, Ukrinform saw. Representatives of the foreign ministries from Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Finland took part in the meeting. On behalf of President Volodymyr Zelensky, the deputy head of his Office discussed with partners the outcome of the fourth Ukraine-Nordic Europe summit and preparations for the next such event. Special…

Ukraine cannot legally recognize any occupied territory as Russian, and is ready to work toward regaining control of Crimea through diplomatic tools. President Volodymyr Zelensky said this  in an interview with Fox News, Ukrinform reports. When asked whether Zelensky would agree to a ceasefire agreement on the condition that part of Ukrainian territories would remain in Russia, he said: "We cannot legally acknowledge any occupied territory of Ukraine as Russian. That is about those territories... occupied by Putin before the full-scale invasion, since 2014. Legally, we are not acknowledging that, we are not adopting that." Read also: "He is stronger":…

President Volodymyr Zelensky met with the World Bank's Managing Director for Operations Activities Anna Bjerde, with whom he discussed Ukraine's financial stability and support programs. The head of state announced this in a video address to the nation, Ukrinform reports. [embedded content] "I met with the World Bank's Managing Director of Operations. We talked about our financial sustainability, support programs and funds from Russian assets. It is absolutely justified that Russian funds should be used to defend against Russian aggression itself," Zelenskyy said. He emphasized: "The perpetrator of the war must pay for it. Pay and be held accountable." Read…