Friday, March 20, 2026
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Darya #Marchenko, the 21-year-old daughter of Vladimir #Putin's godfather, Viktor #Medvedchuk, has taken over two Russian companies with combined assets of nearly 3 billion rubles.
According to the court's decision, #Haidai was arrested for 60 days with the possibility of posting bail in the amount of 10 million hryvnia.
The High Anti-Corruption Court also chose a preventive measure for the owner of the #Marchenko drone manufacturing company in the form of detention with the alternative of posting bail in the amount of 15 million hryvnia.
Today, it also became known that MP #Alexei_Kuznetsov was arrested for two months with a bail set at 8 million hryvnia.
Ukraine is requesting the EU begin financially supporting its armed forces starting in 2026, pitching the idea as a practical way to strengthen Europe's collective defense and share the cost of containing Russian aggression, Ukrainian FM #Marchenko said.
Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko said Kyiv is proposing a new model: EU partners would help fund the Ukrainian military, and in return, Ukraine would be further integrated into the continent's defense system.
In the first two months of 2024, #Japan is the largest donor of budget aid to #Ukraine: Serhii #Marchenko during a meeting with the Minister of Finance of Japan
"Despite the long geographical distance, Japan is a reliable partner of Ukraine. The Government of Ukraine highly appreciates Japan's contribution to maintaining the financial stability of our country. Direct budget support in 2024 amounts to $436 million, of which grants are about $140 million"
Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines
Hanse Mina
Putin's IBS
Ramon Baback
Associazione Peacelink
Kriszta Satori
Meinungsfreiheit @ Amnesty
Jan Wiebe