17 April 2022

Discussed with IMF Managing Director @KGeorgieva the issue of ensuring Ukraine's financial stability & preparations for post-war reconstruction. We have clear plans for now, as well as a vision of prospects. I’m sure cooperation between the IMF & 🇺🇦 will continue to be fruitful.

— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) April 17, 2022

⚡️ Intelligence chief: Putin unlikely to use nuclear weapons. The Russian dictator's nuclear threats are blackmail, and the use of nuclear weapons is technically difficult, Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine's military intelligence, said on April 17.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) April 17, 2022

⚡️ German agricultural minister urges arming Ukraine to avert global hunger. Cem Özdemir said his government received “alarming news” from Ukraine where Russian troops are destroying agricultural infrastructure, which could have long-term effects on world food supplies.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) April 17, 2022

⚡️ Son of Zaporizhzhia city council head kidnapped by Russia. City Council Head Oleh Buryak said that Russian troops kidnapped his 16-years-old son when he was trying to evacuate from occupied Melitopol on April 8.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) April 17, 2022

Performing in Cape Town at Ayepyep tomorrow. Might as well spend the week there. A lil holidaynyana. Hope the weather good enough for some Jet Skiing.

— Don Billiato (@casspernyovest) April 17, 2022

⚡️ Ombudsman: Mariupol residents suffer from hunger. Lyudmyla Denisova said that over 100,000 civilians suffer from water and food shortages. Amid the 50-day-long siege of the city, Russians didn’t allow humanitarian convoys with food & medicine from Ukraine to enter, she added.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) April 17, 2022

⚡️Finnish Foreign Minister: Threats from Russia will not affect country’s decision to join NATO. In an interview with Finnish Yle news, the country’s Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said there is no reason to panic about Russia’s threats over Finland’s potential NATO membership

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) April 17, 2022