Shmyhal highlighted progress made in areas including customs, intellectual property rights, education, information exchange, humanitarian policy, justice, public procurement, and national security.
The documents, obtained by the Kyiv Independent, list the names, personal data, brigades, and ranks of Chinese nationals fighting for Russia.
Revolut, the London-based digital bank, has suspended registration of new customers in Ukraine, a company press office told The Kyiv Independent on April 9.
Russian soldiers used to fire around 40,000 rounds of ammunition daily, but a series of long-range attacks reduced this number to around 23,000, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said.
"Our priority is the abolition of duties, not escalation," Deputy Economy Minister and Trade Representative Taras Kachka said.
The man was among two Chinese nationals taken prisoner near the villages of Tarasivka and Bilohorivka during a clash between Ukrainian troops and a Russian assault group on April 8.
"We are grateful to our partners for supporting the economy and the rapid recovery of our country," Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said after meeting EU Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis in Brussels.
According to its designers, the drone has already been deployed in combat and has successfully destroyed more than 20 Shahed-type drones over the past two months.
U.S. military assistance to Kyiv has decreased, with European countries now providing the main portion of aid, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said in an interview with the LB.UA outlet published on April 9.
"A few days ago, our successful operations destroyed a Tu-22M3 bomber plane. Just as it landed, it was hit by our drone," Syrskyi said in the interview when discussing the impact of Ukraine's long-range drone strikes.
Combat data analyzed by CNN confirms a surge in Russian activity across the front line over the past two weeks.
Russia has increased its force in Ukraine "fivefold since the beginning of the aggression," Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said, putting the number of Russian troops currently deployed in the country at 623,000.
"The Chinese government has always asked its citizens to stay away from areas of armed conflict (and) avoid involvement in armed conflicts in any form," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s radical changes to U.S. foreign policy have led many to suspect that he wants to align America more with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the long term. The expectation now is that the United States, China, and Russia will carve up the world
Opendatabot noted a sharp decline in Ukraine's lobbying expenditures in the U.S., which dropped sixfold compared to 2023.
"The opportunities offered by Ukraine to international partners include testing products in real combat conditions and developing long-term partnerships within joint ventures," Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister Valerii Churkin said.
For nearly a week, Russian offensive operations have almost doubled in all main sectors, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said.
"No decision has been made yet," the Pentagon said. "The U.S. commitment to NATO is strong, but the U.S. expects European allies to lead Europe's conventional defense."
Ukrainian air defenses shot down 32 of the 55 attack and decoy drones launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. Eight decoy drones disappeared from radars without causing damage, according to the statement.
Independent Telegram channel Astra reported that drones targeted the military airfield in Mozdok, from where MiG-31K carriers of Kinzhal hypersonic missiles are deployed.
The U.S. supplies are meant to offset the loss of coking coal from the mine near Pokrovsk, which has suspended operations as Russian forces are closing in on the Donetsk Oblast town.
This number includes 1,270 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
"To organize any such events in partnership with Russian government or sporting officials would be to ignore, and thereby to implicitly endorse, Vladimir Putin’s crimes," the signatories write.
"We will ultimately judge President (Vladimir) Putin’s commitment to a ceasefire by Russia's actions," Acting U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Dorothy Shea said on April 8.
"Unfortunately, if you have morons and crooks like Zelensky and his puppet parliament running your country, it's a lost cause. Putin might be evil, but he is not a moron," Rep. Victoria Spartz said.
At least 15 explosions rocked Kharkiv late on April 8, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said. One person was injured, according to preliminary information.
Eight people remain hospitalized as of April 9, with one victim suffering light injuries and the rest being in moderate condition, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Serhii Lysak said.
"China is a major enabler of Russia in the war in Ukraine," U.S. State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce told reporters on April 8.
Key developments on April 8: * Ukraine captured 2 Chinese nationals fighting for Russia, Zelensky says * Russian forces sometimes outnumber Ukraine 10 to 1 in Lyman sector, military says * More Patriot systems for Ukraine the "best support" from US right now, Zelensky says * Belgium to provide Ukraine with $1-billion defense package
Following weeks of loud statements and attempts at diplomacy, the lack of clarity feels unsettling. Ukraine had agreed to a full ceasefire and got nothing in return. Russia had refused to comply. Over the past week, Russia further escalated its attacks on Ukrainian cities, killing dozens of civilians, among them
The minerals deal should be mutually beneficial, meet the interests of both countries without putting at risk Ukraine's accession to the EU, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said.
He's been "pissed off," "not happy," and "very angry," but so far, U.S. President Donald Trump is yet to take any concrete action to force Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to a full ceasefire. Trump has multiple forms of leverage he could use against the Kremlin — increasing military
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