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29-01-2024, 08:17 PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday published his income over a two-year period, as he looks to promote transparency as part of Kyiv's push for European Union membership.
Ukraine formally started the screening process to begin talks over its future membership of the EU on Thursday, and faces stringent conditions to increase transparency and root out corruption. Zelenskyy has called for all public officials to disclose their incomes, while U.S. and other allies supporting Ukraine's war effort have sought assurances about the country's efforts. According to the declaration, the president and his family members received 10.8 million hryvnias ($286,168) in 2021, the last year before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, down 12 million hryvnias from the previous year. The 2021 also included income from the sale of around $142,000 in government bonds.
In 2022, Zelenskyy family's income dropped further to 3.7 million hryvnias, as income from real estate the president owned fell off in light of the war.
Elsewhere, a Russian missile struck an industrial site in the district of Kremenchuk in central Ukraine on Sunday, after a similar attack the previous day triggered a fire. There were no casualties in either strike, according to Regional Governor Philip Pronin.
AMuch of last week was dominated by Moscow and Kyiv trading allegations over the shooting down on Wednesday of a Russian military transport plane that was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war and nine Russians. Putin on Friday said the aircraft was shot down by air defenses, he said in televised comments reported by Reuters that an investigation would be completed in the coming days.
Meanwhile, Hungary signaled it is open to using EU to supply 50 bil to Ukraine on Monday. 3 days Ahead of an emergency summit on Thursday. Budapest had sent a proposal to Brussels on Saturday indicating that it was ready to compromise on a proposed 50 billion euro ($54 billion) aid package, PM has long been a vocal critic of the EU's financial & it military support for Kyiv and maintained close ties with the Kremlin, Hangary previously blocked a revision of the EU budget to include aid for Ukraine in its defense against the Russian invasion.
Financial Times reported on Sunday. EU has drawn up plans to blick sabotage Hungary's economy if Budapest was to thwart a fresh aid package this Thursday to stop Ukraine gotting the €50 billion.
Ukraine formally started the screening process to begin talks over its future membership of the EU on Thursday, and faces stringent conditions to increase transparency and root out corruption. Zelenskyy has called for all public officials to disclose their incomes, while U.S. and other allies supporting Ukraine's war effort have sought assurances about the country's efforts. According to the declaration, the president and his family members received 10.8 million hryvnias ($286,168) in 2021, the last year before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, down 12 million hryvnias from the previous year. The 2021 also included income from the sale of around $142,000 in government bonds.
In 2022, Zelenskyy family's income dropped further to 3.7 million hryvnias, as income from real estate the president owned fell off in light of the war.
Elsewhere, a Russian missile struck an industrial site in the district of Kremenchuk in central Ukraine on Sunday, after a similar attack the previous day triggered a fire. There were no casualties in either strike, according to Regional Governor Philip Pronin.
AMuch of last week was dominated by Moscow and Kyiv trading allegations over the shooting down on Wednesday of a Russian military transport plane that was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war and nine Russians. Putin on Friday said the aircraft was shot down by air defenses, he said in televised comments reported by Reuters that an investigation would be completed in the coming days.
Meanwhile, Hungary signaled it is open to using EU to supply 50 bil to Ukraine on Monday. 3 days Ahead of an emergency summit on Thursday. Budapest had sent a proposal to Brussels on Saturday indicating that it was ready to compromise on a proposed 50 billion euro ($54 billion) aid package, PM has long been a vocal critic of the EU's financial & it military support for Kyiv and maintained close ties with the Kremlin, Hangary previously blocked a revision of the EU budget to include aid for Ukraine in its defense against the Russian invasion.
Financial Times reported on Sunday. EU has drawn up plans to blick sabotage Hungary's economy if Budapest was to thwart a fresh aid package this Thursday to stop Ukraine gotting the €50 billion.
