In January-November 2022, Ukraine imported $49.4 billion worth of goods, while the exports of goods came to $40.7 billion.
Government approves draft Grant Agreement with Switzerland for railway infrastructure rehabilitation
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved a draft Grant Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of Switzerland regarding the improvement and rehabilitation of railway infrastructure.
Given the regular Russian attacks on the energy system, it is impossible to make any predictions regarding the stabilization of the energy supply. The Russians want to leave Ukrainians without electricity ahead of the New Year.
The British weekly newspaper, The Economist, has picked Ukraine as the country of the year for 2022.
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee released the fiscal year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill which includes, in particular, increased assistance package to Ukraine and the Allies.
During the day, Ukraine’s Air Force launched 22 strikes on the enemy.
In Russia, an explosion rocked the trunk gas pipeline Urengoi – Pomary – Uzhhorod.
On Tuesday, December 20, four ships loaded with 129,000 tonnes of Ukrainian agricultural products left the seaports of Odesa region.
Ukraine is calling on the world to immediately recognize the Russian private military company Wagner as a terrorist organization for its criminal activities in our country and in West Africa.
The budget has received grant funds from the USA in the amount of US$2 billion, which will be directed to providing pension payments and salaries to civil defense personnel, as well as financing the medical guarantee system.
Some 80% of the Kyiv region is without electricity, with the most difficult situation recorded in the Bucha, Vyshgorod, Obukhiv districts and partly in the Fastiv district.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited Ukrainian military personnel in Bakhmut, Donetsk region.
Russian forces hit an oil and gas infrastructure facility of the Naftogaz Group in the Kharkiv region in the early hours of December 20.
Ukraine has reached a deal with Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. to receive more than 10,000 Starlink antennas to help counter Russian air attacks.
The UN leadership received letters from Ukraine, France, Germany, the UK, and the US concerning alleged transfers of unmanned aerial vehicles from Iran to the Russian Federation in a manner inconsistent with the UN Security Council resolution.
