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Europe mulls peacekeeping force for Ukraine
KYIV, March 20 - Senior military officers from more than 30 countries across Europe and beyond met in England on Thursday to flesh out plans for an international peacekeeping force for Ukraine as details of a partial ceasefire are worked out. 14:56 | More

EU plans to allocate EUR 1-bln each month to Ukraine as part of ERA loan
KYIV, March 20 – The current plan for the EU to allocate funding to Ukraine under the Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) loan initiative from frozen Russian funds provides for the continuation of payments of EUR 1 billion each following month, and then in December in a single tranche the last EUR 6 billion, European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity Valdis Dombrovskis said. 14:54 | More

Ukraine's real GDP growth slows to 0.5% in Feb vs. 1.3% in Jan
KYIV, March 20 – Ukraine's real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by just 0.5% in February 2025 compared to February 2024, down from the 1.3% growth recorded in January, according to the Monthly Economic Monitoring report by the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (IER). 14:53 | More

In Oslo, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had an audience with Crown Prince Regent Haakon of Norway. Crown Princess Mette-Marit also took part in the meeting. The President expressed gratitude to Norway for its defense and humanitarian support for Ukraine and acknowledged Norway’s efforts in developing a European plan for achieving a just peace and reliable security guarantees. (Photo: presidential press service)

UkrLithiumMining receives permit to tap Polokhivske lithium deposit
KYIV, March 20 – UkrLithiumMining (Ukrlithium) received a special permit to develop the Polokhivske lithium deposit in full accordance with the law, the company's statement says. 13:08 | More

IN FOCUS	Putin sets tough conditions for ceasefire KYIV, March 13 - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday set out a number of tough conditions for any ceasefire in Ukraine, adding that “questions” remained about the nature of a truce. 13:15 \| More
Gabbard: Trump, Putin “are very good friends” WASHINGTON, March 17 - U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin “are very good friends” who are focused on ways to strengthen the bonds between the United States and Russia. 13:16 \| More

COMMENT AND ANALYSIS

Threats persist from Chernobyl and Fukusima, Greenpeace reports The forest areas around Ukraine's Chernobyl and Japan's Fukusima remain sources of radiation and carry a potential threat to the health of local residents, Greenpeace said.More	Consumer inflation slowing faster than expected, NBU reports The actual slow of consumer inflation in February in annual terms is quicker than the inflation-slowing trajectory to 12% as of late 2016 projected by the National Bank of Ukraine, the regulator has reported on its website.More
ING analysts forecast 2016 GDP decline, citing political risks Analysts from ING Bank have confirmed the forecast of a decline in real gross domestic product in 2016 by 1%, pointing to a predominance of political risks in the economy.More	NBU: Hryvnia slide caused by temporary and fundamental factors The decrease of the hryvnia exchange rate on the interbank currency market continue being caused by both temporary and fundamental market factors that result in the reduction of supply of foreign currency, Deputy National Bank of Ukraine Governor Oleh Churiy said.More