Veronika Melkozerova, POLITICO Europe Journalist Profile

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Ukraine says it busted Hungarian spy network

5 days ago | politico.eu | Veronika Melkozerova |Csongor Körömi

KYIV — Ukrainian security services arrested two Ukrainian nationals it said were working for Hungarian military intelligence near the countries’ shared border. The agents were collecting information about numbers of troops, military bases, weapons and jets in western Ukraine’s Zakarpattia region, as well as poking around about how the local population would react if Hungarian soldiers crossed the border, said SBU spokesperson Artem Dehtiarenko in a statement Friday.
E&E News: Trump-Ukraine minerals deal gets green light from parliament in Kyiv

6 days ago | subscriber.politicopro.com | Veronika Melkozerova
Trump-Ukraine minerals deal gets green light from parliament in Kyiv

6 days ago | politico.eu | Veronika Melkozerova

KYIV — Ukrainian lawmakers voted Thursday to ratify a controversial economic partnership with the U.S. that gives America access to profit from the Eastern European country’s vast mineral resources. After a tense debate that included criticism from the opposition, 338 MPs out of 400 officially voted to establish the American-Ukrainian Reconstruction Investment Fund that will be filled equally by both sides via a series of opaque means, but including mining and energy profits.
Ukrainian drones disrupt Moscow airports as Putin’s allies converge on Russia

1 week ago | politico.eu | Tommaso Lecca |Veronika Melkozerova

Ukrainian drones clashed with Russian air defenses around Moscow for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, disrupting air traffic at four of the country's international airports. The Russian Defense Ministry said it had destroyed 524 drones in its airspace in the past 24 hours, while the local Association of Tour Operators said at least 350 flights had been hit by delays and cancellations in recent days, affecting some 60,000 passengers.
E&E News: Ukraine and US plan to sign new minerals deal

2 weeks ago | subscriber.politicopro.com | Seb Starcevic |Veronika Melkozerova
Ukraine and US set to sign new minerals deal today

2 weeks ago | politico.eu | Seb Starcevic |Veronika Melkozerova

Ukraine and the United States plan to sign a long-awaited minerals deal Wednesday, a top official in Kyiv with direct knowledge of the talks told POLITICO. Kyiv and Washington have been negotiating for months on an agreement which would see the U.S. develop Ukraine’s vast natural resources, including critical elements and minerals vital to manufacturing modern technologies, and contribute to a reconstruction fund for Ukraine.
Points for kills: How Ukraine is using video game incentives to slay more Russians

2 weeks ago | politico.eu | Veronika Melkozerova

KYIV — Ukraine's military is turning to incentive schemes used in video games to spur its soldiers to kill more Russian troops and destroy their equipment. The program — called Army of Drones bonus — rewards soldiers with points if they upload videos proving their drones have hit Russian targets. It will soon be integrated with a new online marketplace called Brave 1 Market, which will allow troops to convert those points into new equipment for their units.
Ukraine’s ceasefire view: Putin doesn’t want Xi hiding in Lenin’s tomb from killer drones

2 weeks ago | politico.eu | Veronika Melkozerova

KYIV — Ukrainians see Vladimir Putin’s one-sided announcement of a three-day ceasefire starting May 8 as cynicism, not mercy. With Moscow scheduled to host visiting dignitaries at a grand parade on May 9 to mark 80 years since victory in World War II, Ukraine says the Kremlin is trying to shape a ceasefire to suit its own interests.
Zelenskyy, Trump speak in Rome in first meeting since Oval Office bust-up

2 weeks ago | politico.eu | Veronika Melkozerova

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump Saturday morning in Rome, Zelenskyy’s spokesman Sergii Nykyforov said, in the two leaders’ first encounter since their disastrous meeting in the White House in February. Trump and Zelenskyy are in Rome to attend the funeral of Pope Francis. Their meeting took place before the funeral started, Nykyforov said. No details of their discussion were available.
‘Crimea will stay with Russia,’ Trump tells Time

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Veronika Melkozerova

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