Sense Bank and Ukrgazbank have a "good chance" of being privatized by the end of 2026, Ukraine's central bank chief Andriy Pyshnyi told the Kyiv Independent in an interview on June 24 on the sidelines of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdansk, Poland.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov dismissed reporting by the Kyiv Independent that U.S. President Donald Trump privately encouraged President Volodymyr Zelensky to act "more boldly" toward Russia.
"The funds have already been transferred to the state budget and will be used to strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities and social resilience," Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko wrote on Telegram.
Russian forces retreated under "heavy fire," with the evacuation of surviving personnel continuing, the statement read.
Russia's largest social media platform, VK, is a major channel for information distribution and state-backed narratives.
Naftogaz CEO Serhii Koretskyi said on Facebook on June 25 that several Ukrnafta gas stations in Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts came under attack.
Sense Bank and Ukrgazbank have a "good chance" of being privatized by the end of 2026, Ukraine's central bank chief Andriy Pyshnyi told the Kyiv Independent in an interview on June 24 on the sidelines of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdansk, Poland.
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"I would like to say a few words about matters that are not directly related to today's specific agenda items," the Russian leader said during a video conference with members of the government.
