Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Operational Situation On the Diplomatic Front

Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba has announced an initiative to set up a special tribunal for Russia to hold it accountable for crimes against the Ukrainian people.

Sanctions:

• Canada imposes new sanctions on 10 Russian officials, people in business and propagandists involved in Russia's armed invasion in Ukraine;
• Following the meeting in London, the Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom, Canada, and the Netherlands agreed to impose new restrictive measures against Russian Federation;

Financial assistance:

• Great Britain will provide Ukraine with an additional 175 million pounds of financial aid;
• Germany plans to allocate 38.5 million euros for emergency services of Ukraine, as well as for the accommodation of internally displaced persons;
• Slovenia will send up to 5,000 StarLink satellite Internet reception stations to Ukraine.

Isolation of the Russian Federation:

• Danish energy company Ørsted will not sign new contracts with Russia. The company also cut off supplies of Russian coal to its power plants;
• One of the world's largest audit companies, Ernst & Young, has suspended its work in Russia;
• Deloitte rejects customers from Russia and Belarus. Deloitte became the last of the Big Four audit companies to announce its withdrawal from Russia after its invasion to Ukraine;
• Danish concern Arla Foods, which is the largest producer of dairy products in Scandinavia, has begun preparations to close its operations in Russia;
• The Singaporian stock labor Exchange Regulation has stopped trading in Gazprom shares;
• Singapore's largest telecommunications companies, StarHub and SingTel, have stopped broadcasting Russian state media RT;
• Boeing aircraft manufacturer suspends titanium purchases in Russia due to Russia's war against Ukraine.

Humanitarian aid:

• The Kingdom of Bahrain has decided to provide $1 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine;
• UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation sent 30 tons of medical and humanitarian aid to Ukraine;
• The Chancellor of Austria Karl Negammer and his wife donate 15,000 euros through the charity “Neighbor in Need” to help people in Ukraine.

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Creation of a chat bot to help children in emergency situations

The war started by Russia is taking hundreds of civilian lives. Children are often left without parents or lost during evacuation. Their parents die defending Ukraine.

Together with UNICEF, the Office of the President of Ukraine and the Ministry of Social Policy created a chat bot to help children in emergency situations during wartime: https://t.me/dytyna_ne_sama_bot

The war can separate parents from children, put families in crisis. As adults, we must do everything in our power to help. If your family is willing to provide temporary refuge for a child; if you know of international organizations that are willing to host Ukrainian children; if you have any other questions regarding children — you can access the hotline.

Because of the war, children can end up far away from their parents and find themselves in difficult circumstances. Our common mission is to help them.

(https://www.facebook.com/UkraineMFA)

ECONOMY

The National Bank of Ukraine

The USAID Technical Assistance to Agricultural Lending in Ukraine (CEP) Project, implemented by the World Credit Union Council (WOCCU), has actively participated in the actions of the National Bank for the Support of Credit Unions of Ukraine.

USAID allowed the United Credit Unions of Ukraine to use the funds previously provided by the project to develop agricultural lending to provide liquidity. This will allow you to quickly return the savings of some depositors.

WOCCU and the CEP Project plan to create an international platform that will accumulate financial and technological resources to restore the activities of credit unions in Ukraine. Under the auspices of the WOCCU and the CEP Project, a dialogue is being initiated with institutions involved in social lending and microbusiness financing.

In addition, WOCCU, credit unions of Canada, the United States, Poland and Lithuania are ready to provide financial support to Ukrainian credit unions for the rapid resumption of their activities. Thus, from the first days of the war, credit unions of the United States and Canada, established by Ukrainian communities, have already provided $ 1 million in support of Ukraine.

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