BRUSSELS, April 9 – The European Parliament and the European Council have reached a preliminary agreement on the extension of trade liberalization for Ukraine, providing protective measures for EU farmers, the press service of the European Parliament reports, citing the relevant agreements reached on Monday. | More

KYIV, April 8 – The Canadian mining company Black Iron Inc. with assets in Ukraine will submit an updated proposal to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine within the framework of the investment agreement on the Shymanivske iron ore project, in accordance with the updated requirements and conditions. | More

KYIV, April 8 – International partners have allocated more than $700 million for projects in humanitarian demining of Ukraine for 2022-2027, the Ministry of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories reported with reference to the Government Portal. | More

KYIV, April 8 - Ukraine “will lose the war” if the United States Congress does not approve military aid to help it resist Russia’s invasion, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. | More

KYIV, April 8 – Over the two years of the Ukraine Energy Support Fund's existence, donors from almost all countries of the European Union, the UK and the United States, international and regional organizations and companies have contributed more than EUR 393 million to it, and including interest of almost EUR 397 million, the Ministry of Energy reported. | More

KYIV, April 8 – DTEK General Director Maksym Timchenko estimates the cost of purchasing equipment to restore most of the thermal generation damaged or destroyed because of the latest Russian attacks at $230 million. | More

KYIV, April 8 – The Cabinet of Ministers is considering the possibility of increasing electricity tariffs in connection with new Russian attacks on the energy sector, Energy Minister Herman Haluschenko said in an interview with Bloomberg. | More

KYIV, April 7 - The head of the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency on Sunday condemned a drone strike on one of six nuclear reactors at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, saying such attacks “significantly increase the risk of a major nuclear accident.” | More

KYIV, April 5 – Ukraine’s forex reserves in March, according to preliminary estimates of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), increased by 18%, or by $6.7 billion, to $43.763 billion. | More

KYIV, April 5 – The dispatch center of NPC Ukrenergo was forced for the second evening in a row to apply temporary measures to limit electricity consumption – this time from 18:45 to 22:00, the company said. | More