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leaders, including Hungary. The White House wants an agreement to be reached before the G7 summit in Italy next week. Another option is for the EU and other G7 countries to provide bilateral loans to Ukraine secured by profits from the Russian assets held in their individual jurisdictions. This would require the EU to use funds from its common budget, which would also require the unanimous agreement of all EU countries.
Czech PM suspects Russia’s involvement in foiled arson attack on Prague buses. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on June 10 that Russia may be linked to an attempted arson attack on Prague city buses last week.
● Domestic Politics
Ukraine’s top official tasked with reconstruction abruptly resigned and accused the government of hindering his efforts after the nation’s premier blocked his request to attend a conference in Berlin. Mustafa Nayyem, who headed the State Infrastructure and Reconstruction Development Agency, complained of “systemic hindering” of his work in a statement posted on Facebook on Monday. “Starting from November last year, the team of the agency faced constant opposition, resistance and the creation of artificial obstacles,” Nayyem said. The infighting within President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s administration comes a month after parliament removed his infrastructure minister, who hasn’t been replaced. It took place at a delicate moment as the Ukrainian leader, who is expected to open the Berlin gathering this week, seeks to secure international support in fending off a renewed Russian offensive. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal rejected Nayyem’s request to make the Berlin trip and instead ordered him to prepare a report on the progress of defence construction around critical infrastructure and energy facilities, according to a copy of the June 7 letter seen by Bloomberg. The deadline for the report was set for June 12, according to a cabinet official who declined to be identified because the talks were not public. Nayyem disputed that, saying he was only told of such a deadline after Bloomberg reported about the blocked trip on Sunday.
Government shake-up straining relations between Kyiv and Western allies. A series of government firings, resignations and reshuffles have strained relations between Kyiv and Western allies and raised concerns about how Ukraine can deal with fixing the country's energy infrastructure as it comes under repeated attacks by Russia, the Financial Times (FT) reported on June 10, citing unnamed Ukrainian and Western officials.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved a change plan with 200 reforms for 2024. The Cabinet of Ministers approved the Reform Matrix, a change plan that includes officially approved recommendations from international partners. The matrix was created with the assistance of the World Bank, which systematizes reforms and includes officially approved recommendations and documents from the European Commission, structural beacons from the IMF, and the Plan under the Ukraine Facility program. Over 200 reforms are planned for 2024, and 400 implementation indicators have been created. These priorities are included in the Reform Matrix:
● Macroeconomic policies - the basis for restoring Ukraine's economy and financial stability
● Institutional changes include anti-corruption policy, reform of law enforcement agencies, and increasing the capabilities of state and regional institutions
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