Ukrainian finance minister to chair World Bank, IMF Board of Governors in 2023
Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko’s unanimous election is the first since Ukraine’s 30-year membership in the World Bank and the IMF.
Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko’s unanimous election is the first since Ukraine’s 30-year membership in the World Bank and the IMF.





According to the president, the U.S. and Ukraine are in "constant communication" and are preparing their "next steps in diplomacy."
"We are very thankful for this... Now it works," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov confirmed the attack, reporting fires at the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, the Ruchyi oil depot, and industrial warehouses in the Kolpinsky District.
The attackers attempted to set fire to satellite antennas and a control unit, Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius said.
Russian strikes hit 20 locations, while falling debris was reported at four other sites.
"Tens of thousands of families are without power," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
"If it just passes through the country, then obviously there is no obstacle to it," Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said.
The number includes 2,090 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
"I think the President wants to take the 60-day period of time to sort of analyze what imposing both sanctions and tariffs will mean to the global economy and even to the U.S. economy," said Rubio.
The Lutsk facility in northwestern Ukraine, which manufactures wiring systems for BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Skoda vehicles, was attacked by Russian drones on Oct. 16.
The two drones were jet-powered, belonging to the Geran-family of attack drones frequently used by Russia to attack targets in Ukraine, according to Romania's Defense Ministry. The Ministry did not specify which nation the drones belonged to.
Ukraine's State Border Guard Service spokesperson Andrii Demchenko has separately reported that equipment based in Belarus helps relay or amplify signals for Russian Shahed and Geran drones heading toward western Ukraine and Poland's border region.



