On Friday, February 9, Prime Minister Denys #Shmyhal announced the creation of the Industrial Defense Committee of #Ukraine, which is to bring the #Ukrainian defense industry to a new level.
The committee's task is to bring the Ukrainian defense industry to a new level, create a unique system of support for manufacturers, provide more incentives, and increase the level of interaction with international companies in this area
#Ukraine denied it would be ready to renegotiate a key gas pipeline deal with #Russia that expires at the end of this year after #Slovakia’s Prime Minister said it was a possibility.
“The position of the Ukrainian side is unambiguous: the transit contract expires at the end of the year,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys #Shmyhal’s press office told Bloomberg News. “We are not going to talk to the Russians and extend the contract.”
Slovak Prime Minister Robert #Fico said on Tuesday that “there’s no war in #Kyiv,” describing life in #Ukraine’s capital as “absolutely normal.”
“Do you really think there is war in Kyiv? I hope you’re not serious … life there is absolutely normal,” Fico told a press conference when asked why he’s not meeting Prime Minister Denys #Shmyhal in Ukraine’s largest city, where he might better grasp the impact of Russian President #Putin’s ongoing war.
24 In October, within the framework of the visit of the government team to Germany, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys #Shmyhal met with the Chancellor of Germany, Olaf #Scholz. The parties focused on multilateral support for Ukraine.
«We must jointly find opportunities to make Russia pay for the crimes and destruction committed in Ukraine," stressed Denys Shmyhal.
The Ukrainian government plans to spend $1.5 billion on weapons and materiel production in 2024 -- a sevenfold increase compared to last year -- Prime Minister Denis #Shmyhal said Saturday.