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Kyiv wants to deprive the Kremlin of profits from hydrocarbon sales, says Ukrainian PM.

Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal began discussions on Monday with his Slovak counterpart, Robert Fico, regarding energy security, infrastructure cooperation and Bratislava’s support for Kyiv’s peace plan.

Ukraine plans to be ready to join the European Union by the end of next year at the latest and sees its accession as an integral part of a “just peace”, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Tuesday.

Despite bipartisan support for aid to Ukraine, opposition from certain factions within the U.S. Congress has hampered progress on the aid package.

Slovakia’s Prime Minister, Robert Fico, hinted at the prospect of seeking reconciliation with Russia post-war during a recent radio interview. Fico expressed concern over Ukraine’s NATO membership potentially triggering a global conflict, emphasizing a desire to pursue a comprehensive foreign policy approach.

Warsaw hosted the intergovernmental talks on Thursday.

Polish PM Donald Tusk and his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal are discussing, among other things, agriculture and ammunition support for Kyiv.

“Ukraine will receive EUR 6 billion (USD 6.6 billion) from the European Union through its four-year Ukraine facility in the next two months," Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced on Friday.

Investments in high technology, energy, as well as agriculture, are priorities in our cooperation with Japan concerning the rebuilding of Ukraine after the Russian invasion, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced on Monday in Tokyo during a press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.