KYIV, Sept 17 - Ukrainian prosecutors have launched an investigation into an alleged Russian execution of a Ukrainian soldier found dead with a sword inscribed with “for Kursk” in his body, in an apparent act of revenge for Kyiv’s recent incursion into the Russian border region.
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KYIV, Sept 17 – The countries of the European Union are planning the possibility of providing Ukraine with EUR 20 billion to EUR 40 billion by the end of this year as an alternative to the plan announced by the G7 in the summer to allocate EUR 50 billion in 2025 from income from frozen Russian assets, the Financial Times reports, citing sources.
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KYIV, Sept 17 – ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih (AMKR) in Dnipropetrovsk region may further reduce steel production, halt iron ore supplies to China, and cut staff if negative market trends continue, according to the company's CEO, Mauro Longobardo, speaking at the European Business Association event "Global Outlook: Fostering Unity."
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KYIV, Sept 17 – From 16 million to 30 million citizens live in the territories controlled by Ukraine, Director of Mykhailo Ptukha Institute for Demography and Social Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Ella Libanova said.
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KYIV, Sept 16 – The United States is working on a substantial aid package for Ukraine, bringing together a range of different options that it plans to announce by the end of this month, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said.
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KYIV, Sept 16 - The government of Ukraine on Friday approved the draft state budget for 2025 with revenues (excluding official transfers and grants) of the general fund at the level of UAH 2.007 trillion and general fund expenditures of UAH 3.644 trillion, the Finance Ministry said on its website.
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KYIV, Sept 16 - President Volodymyr Zelensky said he thinks former President Trump’s comments about solving the war in Ukraine are “election messages.”
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KYIV, Sept 16 – The real growth of Ukraine's gross domestic product in 2024 will slow down to 3.6% from 5.3% in 2023, according to the forecast given by First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko at the event "Economic Policy of Ukraine. Reconstruction during the War" in Kyiv on Monday.
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KYIV, Sept 16 – Ukraine should prioritize three key areas: the extraction and processing of titanium, uranium, and graphite, according to Yehor Perelyhin, head of United Mining and Chemical Company (UMCC). This company manages the Vilnohirsk Mining and Metallurgical Plant (Dnipropetrovsk region) and the Irshansk Mining and Processing Plant (Zhytomyr region).
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KYIV, Sept 15 - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has held "productive" talks with US President Joe Biden about Ukraine – but he did not signal any decision on allowing Kyiv to fire long-range missiles into Russia, BBC reported.
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