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kyivindependent | Ukraine receives first $2.7 billion tranche of IMF financial package
On March 31, the IMF first announced that it had reached an agreement with Ukraine to provide a four-year financial aid package worth approximately $15.6 billion. This funding is part of a larger package worth $115 billion.
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The second phase of the EFF Program is set to aid with Ukraine's post-war reconstruction and European integration, the Finance Ministry wrote.
Ukrinform | Zelensk* shows CoE Secretary General 'real concentration camp' in Chernihiv region
"During a working trip to Chernihiv region, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensk* held a meeting with Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić who is visiting our country for the second time since the beginning of the full-scale aggression," the press service of the Head of State informs. As noted, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe and the Head of State visited the village of Yahidne, where they saw the infrastructure and residential buildings destroyed by Russian troops, as well as the school where the occupiers held the locals.
archived July 2022 "power to the councils", UKRAINE DRAFT LAW, CoE tribute
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They also paid attention to the measures taken to create a register of damages caused by the Russian aggression and a full-fledged compensation mechanism, in particular in the context of preparations for the Summits of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe in Reykjavik [16-17 May 2023]. Zelensk* called on the Council of Europe to make all possible efforts to stop Russia's illegal deportation of Ukrainian citizens from temporarily occupied areas and areas of hostilities, and together with other international partners to ensure the return of illegally deported Ukrainians, primarily children.
ICC-CPI | Situation in Ukraine: ICC judges issue arrest warrants
kyivindependent | Stoltenberg says 'Ukraine will join NATO,' vows support despite Russia's 'reckless nuclear rhetoric'
NATO's long-time leader emphasized that the "main focus" now is to ensure that Ukraine remains a sovereign, independent nation in Europe.

"The first step toward any membership of Ukraine to NATO is to ensure that Ukraine prevails, and that is why the U.S. and its partners have provided unprecedented support for Ukraine," he added. "I cannot give you an exact date, but what I can say is that allies are extremely focused on ensuring that Ukraine prevails," Stoltenberg told the Kyiv Independent.
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'Dangerous and reckless nuclear rhetoric'
As Russian President Vladimir Putin escalated his nuclear threats against the West, NATO vowed that it would not be "intimidated."

In his latest series of nuclear threats against the West and Ukraine, Putin said Russia would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus for training. He claimed the decision was made due to the UK Defense Ministry's [Ben Wallace] recent decision to supply Ukraine with ammunition containing depleted uranium.

archived What's the difference between a tactical and strategic missile? size
"We are not transferring our tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, but we will deploy them and train the military, like the United States in Europe," Putin said in an interview with a Russian state-controlled news outlet on March 25.
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Ukrinform | S&P upgrades Ukrzaliznytsia's rating to highest-possible level amid martial law
The international credit rating agency, S&P Global Ratings, has upgraded the rating of Ukrzaliznytsia JSC to CCC+.
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"The recent completion of a debt restructuring, totaling USD 894.9 million, has contributed to the upgrade in the rating. Thanks to this agreement and other projects with international partners, the pressure on the company's liquidity has been lifted, and its contractual debt payments in 2023-2024 will be reduced by more than 90%," the report states.
archived income P&L and balance sheet "accountability"
Ukrzaliznytsia JSC also mentioned that S&P Global Ratings noted the successful re[-]profiling with the EBRD to meet the liquidity needs of the credit line worth EUR 150 million and the write-off of Russian banks' debts in accordance with the law that came into force in August 2022.

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tabloid USAToday | Ukraine denies Russian claims of control over Bakhmut

The Russian flag flew over the Bakhmut city administration building Monday after a Russian mercenary leader claimed to have "technically" captured the eastern Ukraine city that has been a primary focus of the war for several weeks. But the head of the Ukraine presidential office, Andriy Yermak, dismissed the claim on social media: "Don't pay attention on 'victory' fake inventors. Not even close to the reality."
Ukranews | Russian Troops Far From Capturing Bakhmut
"They haven't captured anything in a legal sense," the spokesman for the Eastern Group of Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine added....
The Ukrainian offensive. Wagner controls 80% of Artemovsk [Bakhmut]. Military Summary And Analysis 2023.04.03, A/V sitrep
by Cat on Mon Apr 3rd, 2023 at 08:16:23 PM EST
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