Politics & Economics

The two main topics of the Special European Council summit which will take place on March 6 in Brussels are strengthening Europe's defense and increasing aid to Ukraine in the new context shaped by U.S. administration initiatives. This was stated today by a senior EU official ahead of the summit, according to a Ukrinform correspondent. "It is important to note that this will not be an ordinary European Council summit but a Special European Council held in a new context created by the position of the new U.S. administration on Ukraine. We have seen that the U.S. has already held certain…

Ukraine is ready to supply agricultural products to Japanese restaurants and expand cooperation in the agricultural sector and trade with Japan. This issue was discussed during a meeting between Ukraine's Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, Vitalii Koval, and representatives of Japanese companies Zensho and Maekawa, as well as the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Ukrinform reports, citing the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. "Zensho operates 15,000 restaurants worldwide, 10,000 of which are in Europe. They are particularly interested in our agricultural products, especially vegetables such as potatoes, cabbage, and onions," Koval said. Read also: Japan to…

Despite the rapidly evolving landscape across the world, Japan will continue to stand firmly by Ukraine and oppose any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force. This was stated by Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine Masashi Nakagome at the 5th Ukraine-Japan Forum organized by the New Europe Center, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Despite rapidly evolving global landscape, Japan's position on Ukraine remains steadfast. As a strong and unwavering supporter of Ukraine over the past three years, Japan will continue to stand firmly with Ukraine in this time of need,” he said. Read also: Japan to provide $58M for fourth…

U.S. President Donald Trump cited a post by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an address to Congress on Tuesday, March 4. This was reported on Facebook by Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S., Oksana Markarova, Ukrinform reports. "In a very challengin situation, we are still moving forward, building relations and promoting our priorities. President Donald Trump read out a post by our President Volodymyr Zelensky in his address to the nation and said, 'I appreciate that he sent this letter,'" Markarova noted. Read also: Zelensky: “We are ready to work fast to end the war” As Ukrinform reported earlier, Donald Trump,…

Following debates in both the National Assembly and the Senate of France, it is clear that Ukraine has the full support of French society. This was stated by the Ambassador of Ukraine to France, Vadym Omelchenko, in a comment to a Ukrinform correspondent. According to him, the tone of the discussion held on March 4 in the Senate, the upper house of parliament, was set by Cédric Perrin, the chairman of the Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Armed Forces Committee. “He spoke not only as a senator but also as a witness, having recently been part of a delegation I accompanied,…