Main takeaways from Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal's working visit to Washington.
✅ Agreement with World Bank on a grant from the Multi-Donor Trust Fund for the restoration of Ukraine's energy sector. The grant will amount to USD 200 million.
✅ Memorandum of Understanding with the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to attract investment in Ukraine.
✅ Successful third Ministerial Roundtable Discussion for Support to Ukraine, which is part of the the World Bank Group - IMF Spring Meetings 2023 on recovery and restoring critical infrastructure of Ukraine.
✅ Launch of the U.S.-Ukraine Partnership Forum organised by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the U.S. Administration to discuss the Marshall Plan for Ukraine and call on the United States to take the lead in confiscating russian assets.
✅ Fruitful discussion on strengthening Ukraine’s economic capacity, support of small and medium enterprises, military risk insurance and developing processing and logistics with the US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo
✅ Important talks about tightening sanctions, imposing new ones, financial assistance for Ukraine’s reconstruction with Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen.
✅ The restoration of critical infrastructure , in particular logistics to the West disscussed with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg.
✅ The recovery and resources needed for this as well as the implementation of the government's priority reforms disscussed with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland
✅ Recent IMF program, implementation of reforms and further progress towards recovery and development PM disscussed with Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva.
✅ Announcement of Boeing on future cooperation with Ukraine and releasing Ukrainian companies from their $200 mil payment obligations related to the Sea Launch project. Thank you for this important decision
✅ Planning of joint future projects and further building of the coalition of support in the USA with Ukrainian community
✅ Communication with the American press - CNN, FOX, The Hill etc.