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Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko held a meeting with World Bank officials in Kyiv. The Ministry of Finance reported that since February 2022, Ukraine has attracted more than $66 billion through the Bank's mechanisms, of which nearly $40 billion are grants.
According to documents from the Board of Peace's contract records, reviewed by The Guardian, there are plans to build a military base in Gaza for 5,000 people. The facility is to be located on an area of approximately 350 acres.
During their visit to Kyiv, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa will present a €100 million immediate energy support package for Ukraine. The initiative comes amid Hungary's blocking of a larger loan package and sanctions against Russia.
Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Rinat Akhmetov has allocated UAH 13.5 billion to support the country. The funds are directed towards helping the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the defenders of Mariupol, veterans, civilians and the development of social programmes.
Iran has agreed with Russia to supply thousands of modern portable anti-aircraft missiles as part of a €500 million deal. Deliveries will continue for three years.
British Defence Secretary John Gilley said he would like to become the first head of the defence department to send British troops to Ukraine. According to him, this will be possible once peace is achieved.
During the first meeting of the Interdepartmental Working Group in Kyiv, a systematic plan for the search, investigation and repatriation of Ukrainian cultural property was presented.
Boris Johnson believes that Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine could have been prevented if the West had responded more forcefully to Vladimir Putin's actions earlier on.
Materials published by the US Department of Justice show that Jeffrey Epstein maintained ties with high-ranking officials and businessmen from Russia and tried for several years to arrange a meeting with Vladimir Putin.
An attack by Shahed-type drones was recorded in Tatarstan, with local public sources reporting explosions. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed three Tor anti-aircraft missile systems in one night and separately struck a Tornado-S rocket system in the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Budapest has suspended a previously agreed European Union loan to Ukraine, which was intended to stabilise the country's finances. The decision was made a few days before the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion.
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals upheld the jurisdiction of US courts in a case against Russia concerning the seizure of energy assets in Crimea and paved the way for the recovery of more than $300 million.
