KYIV, Jan 5 – The European Union in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will provide rural households, smallholder farmers and small-scale agricultural enterprises in Lviv, Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk and part of Chernivtsi regions with financing in the amount of $15.5 million.

KYIV, Jan 5 - The idea of creating a security zone around the Russian-occupied Zaporizhia nuclear power plant is unrealistic, the more likely scenario for its de-occupation is a military one, says Energoatom President Petro Kotin.

KYIV, Jan 3 – The state television channel for the temporarily occupied territories based on UA|TV will be launched on February 15 and Olena Trybushna will become the head of the information broadcasting, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports of Ukraine said.

KYIV, Jan 3 – Ukrainian farmers under the government-funded program to support acquisition of Ukrainian machinery and equipment bought it for the amount of over UAH 5.77 billion in 2019, which is 31.2% more than in 2018, Secretary of the National Committee for Industrial Development Olena Salikhova has said.

KYIV, Jan 3 – Bill No. 2178-10 on the turnover of farmland prepared for second reading does not foresee restrictions for banks regarding farmland possession, Economic Adviser to Prime Minister Oleksiy Mushak has said.

KYIV, Jan 3 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has approved rules for opening special accounts by bank in line with the requirements of the Bankruptcy Code of Ukraine and simplified the rules for closing banking current accounts for private entrepreneurs, the central bank has said on its website.

KYIV, Jan 8 – Smart Holding's Smart Maritime Group (SMG), incorporating Kherson and Mykolaiv shipyards, has signed a contract to build next hull for the chemical tanker for VEKA Shipbuilding WT B.V. (the Netherlands).

KYIV, Jan 8 – Ukraine will continue to produce and sell, including for exports, "cognac of Ukraine" and "champagne of Ukraine" to third countries until the beginning of 2026, the Ukrvinprom corporation has reported.

KYIV, Jan 8 – The suspension of oil shipments from Russia to Belarus and possible refusal of Belarus from exports of petroleum products will not cause serious problems for Ukraine, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Energy, Housing and Utility Services Andriy Gerus told Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, Jan 4 — Ukraine and NATO will continue cooperation under the Strategic Airlift Interim Solution (SALIS) program that is meant for carrying out strategic freight flights in favor of NATO and EU member states.