American investor Howard Buffett to help Ukraine with humanitarian demining Humanitarian demining of Ukrainian lands will be conducted using latest technologies – sappers will start using special anti-mine drones which will soon be delivered to Ukraine. First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko and American investor Howard Buffett agreed on this during the meeting.

We are working to ensure that the EU states join the restrictions against the nuclear industry of the russian federation – Yuliia Svyrydenko Kyiv has prepared a plan to strengthen sanctions against russia and calls on allies to speed up the development of a legal framework and practical tools for using confiscated russian assets abroad for the needs of our state’s recovery. This was discussed during another briefing on sanctions policy at the Office of the President of Ukraine for the heads of diplomatic missions of the EU states and the EU Delegation to Ukraine, dedicated to the priority issues of the sanctions policy towards russia, with the participation of First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Economy Yuliia Svyrydenko and advisors to the Head of the Office of the President Vladyslav Vlasiuk and Daria Zarivna.

Ukraine and Italy to jointly promote the Made in Ukraine brand to the EU market – Yuliia Svyrydenko Ukraine and Italy have reached a preliminary agreement to create and promote the Made in Ukraine national brand in the European market with the support of Italian small and medium-sized businesses. This was agreed during a video conference between First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko and Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy Adolfo Urso as well as Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak and his deputies Rostyslav Shurma and Ihor Zhovkva.

Ukraine and Canada update the Free Trade Agreement: what is changing Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau have announced the conclusion of negotiations on an updated Free Trade Agreement between the two countries. This document will replace the existing Agreement, which has been in force since 2017.

The Governments of Ukraine and Denmark are Working on a Programme of Financial Support for the Public and Private Sectors On 11 April, Deputy Ministers of Ukraine Oleksandr Hryban and Nadiia Bihun met with representatives of the Danish Ministry of Business to discuss financial support instruments for the Ukrainian economy through concessional lending programmes, as well as investment attraction and the reconstruction of Ukraine's damaged infrastructure. The event was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, Mykolaiv Oblast Council, the Embassy of Ukraine in the Kingdom of Denmark, and the Denmark's Export and Investment Fund (EIFO).