Investigators established that the cosmetics and perfume retail chain concealed turnover through controlled sole proprietors, causing budget losses exceeding 37 million hryvnias.
The President of Ukraine has begun an intensive working visit to Brussels, where he will discuss with European partners a strategy to increase defence aid and strengthen pressure on the aggressor.
An incident involving a detention took place in the central part of the capital, near the metro station of the same name. Details of the case and the grounds for the detention are currently not disclosed.
According to Financial Times, European politicians will raise the issue of his public assessments of the US leader during a meeting with the Ukrainian president on 16 October.
Power cuts pose a threat to the lives of heat-loving residents, including crocodiles and meerkats.
The MP believes that access to administrative and financial services for those evading military service should be restricted.
North Korea rejected South Korea's offer of medical aid and accusations regarding mines in the demilitarised zone. Kim Yo-jong made six statements criticising Seoul.
On 14 October, the Singapore-flagged container ship GFS Pride sank in the Strait of Hormuz. The vessel was carrying over 2,500 containers, part of the cargo ended up in the open sea.
The American side presented allies in Europe with a plan for the partial unblocking of frozen Russian funds. The aim of the proposal is to resume peace negotiations. To this end, a certain portion of the assets is to be transferred to a mechanism that will be under Washington's control.
Details of this plan were discussed last week during a meeting in Miami. On behalf of the US, the discussion involved presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. American negotiators proposed several options for implementing the concept, including the formation of a separate financial instrument under US oversight.
Russian assets were considered as a component of a comprehensive peace deal. Meanwhile, the specific conditions for unfreezing and the allocation of funds remain undetermined at present.
European delegates rejected the proposal formulated by Witkoff and Kushner.
The conversation concerns significant volumes of capital. According to data, the European Union and G7 countries have frozen approximately €300 billion in Russian assets. Of this amount, approximately €180 billion is held in the Belgian depository Euroclear.
At the end of 2025, EU country leaders failed to reach an agreement on the creation of a so-called 'reparations loan' for Ukraine, secured by these funds. Instead, Kyiv gained access to a loan of €90 billion, allocated for 2026–2027.
Meanwhile, Ukraine continues to seek its own ways to access frozen Russian funds. Against the backdrop of a significant budget deficit, Ukrainian diplomats have intensified their work with the EU, in the banks of which the majority of Russia's frozen funds are held.
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