US announces a new military aid package to Ukraine; Zelensky declared that Putin’s orders on the recognition of “independent” territories of Ukraine are null and void. Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
US to give Ukraine new military aid
US President Joe Biden told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky that the United States will provide Ukraine with a new $625 million aid package, which, in particular, includes the supply of the new HIMARS multiple launch rocket system. This will be the largest US delivery of HIMARS to Ukraine since the end of July, with a total of 20 systems delivered.
Zelensky recognized Putin’s orders on the “independence” of the occupied Ukrainian territories as null and void.
Volodymyr Zelensky declared that the orders of the President of the Russian Federation on the recognition of “independent” Crimea, the so-called “LPR” and “DPR”, as well as Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, as well as others, are invalid more decisions. in accordance with these orders. He emphasized that the territory of Ukraine is integral and inviolable within the internationally recognized borders of the state, the sovereignty of Ukraine extends to its entire territory.
The head of the NBU resigned
The head of the National Bank of Ukraine, Kirill Shevchenko, submitted his resignation to the President of Ukraine. He explained his decision to health problems. He also noted that he fulfilled his mission: he ensured the smooth operation of the financial system in the very difficult time of a massive war.
The World Bank has improved the growth forecast for the Ukrainian economy
Based on a global poverty line of $6.85 per person per day, poverty in Ukraine is expected to increase from 5.5% in 2021 to 25% in 2022, with a high risk of deterioration if the war and energy security situation worsens . In addition, the learning losses caused by the pandemic are expected to be exacerbated by the war, due to the destruction of schools and the disruption of learning. At the same time, the assessment of the economy in 2022 in Ukraine has improved – in June, the World Bank expected a fall of 45.1%, and now it is 35%. In 2024, Ukraine’s GDP growth is expected to reach 4.1%.
Increased export of grain to Ukraine
Ukraine exported 20.2 million tons of grain crops worth $5.22 billion in the eight months of 2022, reports the National Research Center Institute of Agrarian Economics. Thus, in eight months, 15.1 million tons of corn for $3.8 billion, 4.1 million tons of wheat for $1.2 billion and 0.8 million tons of barley for $0.2 billion were delivered. exports accounted for 14.4% ($749 million).
The authorities have developed rules for Ukrainians at work
Ukraine has developed eight rules for residents of temporarily occupied territories. In particular, Ukrainians who ended up in the occupied lands are asked not to take part in the actions and events organized by the occupiers, to record the crimes of the occupiers, to try not to contact them and to help each one.
Europe sent iodine to Ukraine
The European Commission has delivered five million iodine tablets to Ukraine for people living near nuclear power plants. This is the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Janez Lenarcic. He added that the EU has long been preparing for chemical and nuclear emergencies.
The Federation Council of Russia approved the annexation of Ukrainian territories
Members of the Federation Council adopted agreements on the “admission to the Russian Federation” of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics and the occupied Zaporozhye and Kherson regions of Ukraine. All four documents were adopted by senators.
Ukraine bans talks with Putin
President Volodymyr Zelensky implemented the September 30 decision of the National Security and Defense Council on Ukraine’s actions in response to Russia’s attempt to annex Ukrainian territories, excluding the possibility of negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin .
Lukashenka urged people to be pulled into military registration and enlistment offices
Alexander Lukashenko said that the country will “learn the lessons” of the mobilization in Russia and that “at the end of the harvest, people will be carefully taken to military registration and enlistment offices.” According to him, when the mobilization was carried out in Russia, it turned out that “many people forget what a weapon is.” “So the reserves will be trained,” he said.
The volume of private money transfers in Ukraine has increased compared to last year
The volume of private remittances in August increased by 2.5% compared to August last year and reached $1.2 billion. Official channels sent 16.4% fewer transfers than in August last year, while the flow to informal channels increased by 30.8% compared to August 2021.
Avian flu attacks Europe and Britain
The largest outbreak of bird flu in the UK and EU has killed around 48 million birds. The virus has affected 37 countries, spreading from Svalbard to southern Portugal and east to Ukraine. However, the actual numbers may be higher.
The state budget deficit is growing in Ukraine
For the nine months of 2022, the budget was implemented with a deficit of UAH 493.4 billion against the planned deficit of UAH 1,018 billion. According to the State Treasury, in January-September, monetary expenditures of the state budget amounted to UAH 1,745.5 billion, including the general fund – UAH 1,593.8 billion, or 83.6% of the total for the reporting period. At the same time, in September, monetary expenditures of the state budget were made in the amount of UAH 295.2 billion, including the general fund in the amount of UAH 233.1 billion.
The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for pioneering quantum computer science
The awards were given to Frenchman Alain Aspe, American John Clauser and Austrian Anton Zeilinger “for experiments on entangled photons, establishing violations of Bell’s inequality, and pioneering quantum computer science.” The Nobel Committee’s report emphasizes that the experiments of Aspe, Clauser and Zeilinger, which showed that in an entangled state, particles behave as a single whole, even when separated, “cleared the way for new technologies” – quantum computers and networks, as well as secure information exchange using quantum encryption.
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