Washington’s involvement may also help mitigate political opposition in Europe, while giving the U.S. strategic visibility over future Russian energy flows, sources told Reuters.
The agreement, signed on April 30, establishes a joint investment fund between Kyiv and Washington and grants the U.S. special access to projects developing Ukraine's natural resources.
Ukraine is considering moving away from the U.S. dollar and closer to the euro as a benchmark for the hryvnia, National Bank Governor Andrii Pyshnyi told Reuters.
National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksii Danilov speaks with the Kyiv Independent in his office on Jan. 30, 2023. (Danylo Pavlov)
Russia is preparing attacks against Ukraine's critical infrastructure once the temperatures get lower, National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksii Danilov said on Nov. 2.
"The Russian Federation is preparing to do us harm once winter temperatures come," Danilov said on television.
"They will attempt to strike at our critical infrastructure facilities, which ensure daily activities."
Ukraine is preparing for such a scenario, Danilov said, explaining that most of the country's critical infrastructure is "under control," and foreign partners are providing additional air defenses.
Last year, Russian forces began conducting mass missile strikes against Ukraine's infrastructure already since early October.
The U.K. Defense Ministry said last week that Russia is now instead stockpiling its missiles to target the Ukrainian energy infrastructure in winter.
However, Russian forces have also carried out several strikes against infrastructure facilities in the front-line regions in the past weeks, causing blackouts in local settlements.
Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press. He was also volunteering as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukraïner. Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.
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