News about Ukraine
In Ukraine, the northernmost almond plantation in Eastern Europe was established at the Institute of Horticulture of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences near Kiev.
In the first quarter of 2026, Ukraine’s agriculture became one of the most “sagging” sectors in terms of the number of new company registrations. During this period, 360 new businesses were registered in the industry – this is 24% less than in the past. This is reported by YC Market.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has ruled out “immediate acceptance” of Ukraine into the EU. At the same time, he suggested that Kiev might take part in future meetings of the union’s member states without the right to vote.
The sale of tickets for women’s compartments in trains No. 7 Kharkiv – Odessa, No. 12 Lviv – Odessa, No. 92 Lviv – Kiev with departure from May 1 has already been opened, writes the Ukrainian “Economic Pravda”.
European Council President António Costa has said that it is necessary to prepare for the official opening of the first clusters of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union.
The volume of agricultural production in Ukraine in January – March 2026 increased by only 1.2% compared to the same period last year.
The expenses for repairing the damage to the Isaccea-Vulcanesti power line, located on the territory of Ukraine and belonging to Moldova, will not exceed 700-800 thousand lei, of which the cost of equipment is estimated at 500 thousand lei, according to the preliminary calculations of the Ukrainian side.
On Wednesday, April 22, Ukraine resumed transit of Russian oil through the Druzhba oil pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia after almost three months of downtime. The resumption of oil transit through the pipeline was announced by Hungarian energy giant MOL on Wednesday. And on Thursday morning, Bratislava confirmed that crude oil pumping had begun. This allowed Budapest and Bratislava to lift their “veto” on a €90 billion EU loan to Kiev.
The European Union officially launches an internal procedure to unblock a 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine and a 20-pack of sanctions against Russia.
All Ukrainian poultry farms that supplied poultry meat to Moldova before the “scandal over antibiotic residues” in feed and eggs have resumed deliveries to the Moldovan market.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with a Ukrainian TV channel has named four countries “which are missing in the European Union”. Moldova is not among them.
Hungary’s future Prime Minister Péter Magyar held a press conference on Monday following the first meeting of the parliamentary faction of the Tisza party. After naming the ministers of the future government, he also touched upon foreign policy issues.
A ministerial session of the Council of Europe will be held in Chisinau on May 14-15, 2026, with the participation of foreign ministers from 46 member states. This was said at a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Mihai Popşoi and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, in Strasbourg.
The committee for the development of the new Customs Code of Ukraine has approved the draft document, which was finalized taking into account comments from the European Commission and proposals from businesses.
Ferroalloy enterprises of Ukraine almost stopped exporting products according to the results of Q1 2026.
Ukrainian shellfish producers shipped 244 tons of products to foreign markets in the first quarter, which is 27.1% more than in the same period last year.
Moldova is strengthening its preparedness for possible migration crises related to the regional security situation, primarily the war in Ukraine.
The investigation into the explosion of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September 2022 is still ongoing. German authorities suspect a group of Ukrainians in this sabotage, one suspect was detained in Italy and extradited to Germany. Investigative journalist Bojan Panchevski offers a new version – he claims that he personally met with the organizers and perpetrators and learned how the operation was planned and carried out.
European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius said at a meeting of the European Parliament’s Committee on Security and Defense that the first tranche of military aid to Ukraine, which will be transferred within the framework of the EU’s 90bn-euro loan, will be used to purchase Ukrainian-made drones.
The European Commission has postponed the start of payments to Ukraine in the amount of €90bn to the second half of 2026. This was announced by EC representative Bala Uyvari.
