Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that the funding of the state defense order has grown by 37% in 2018 against 2017, to over UAH 21 billion (US$732.5 million).
Ukrainian authorities have uncovered the misuse of $17.6 million during the preparations for and organization of the 2017 Eurovision song contest, held this May in the country's capital of Kyiv, according to Billboard.
The Ukrainian government will spend about US$75 million next year for the implementation of road safety projects, Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan said on Thursday, Xinhua reports.
The European Union will continue to provide financial support to Ukraine in the field of energy efficiency by investing in a specially created for this purpose Fund, which should start working in 2018, Head of press and communication of EU Delegation to Ukraine Jurgis Vilcinskas told journalists.
The World Bank has allocated $11.605 billion to finance investment projects in Ukraine for 25 years, according to the Ukrainian finance ministry's website.
Iran's parliament gave initial approval on Sunday to a bill to boost spending on Tehran's missile program and the elite Revolutionary Guards in retaliation for new sanctions imposed by the United States, Reuters reports.
United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is resisting the pleas of State Department officials to spend nearly $80 million allocated by Congress for fighting terrorist propaganda and Russian disinformation, according to Politico.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko suggests to allocate UAH1 billion, or US$38.5 million, to construct housing for the military contractors, according to the presidential press service.
Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers plans to allocate UAH 2 billion, or US$ 76 million, for the construction of the highway Lviv – Ternopil – Khmelnitsky – Vinnytsia – Uman – Odesa – Mykolaiv, Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman said at a government meeting on Wednesday, May 31.
Hacked emails show that the Kremlin directs and funds the ostensibly independent "republics" in eastern Ukraine and runs military operations there, Aric Toler and Melinda Haring wrote in an article for Atlantic Council titled "Russia Funds and Manages Conflict in Ukraine, Leaks Show."