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Reporter's Notepad: A US venture capital firm heavily involved in the Ukraine military technology scene emailed URN Daily to say, with "high confidence," that last week's US election will have a "net positive impact" on its investment thesis. Details inside.
Plus, URN Daily is preparing for coverage of the massive Rebuild Ukraine event in Warsaw this week. The conference and exhibition this year will focus on policy priorities, investment opportunities, electricity grid innovations, renewable energy, AI applications in energy, and workforce development, among dozens of other issues.
Just The Facts: Trump's rumored picks for national security adviser and secretary of state could suggest a focus on coordinating a negotiated settlement in Ukraine. Plus, the IMF starts its sixth review of its Ukraine loan arrangement, and the government gathers leading scientists to speed up soil analysis of former battlegrounds.
Here's What They Think: The hesitation of the Western countries to provide Ukraine with security guarantees risks pushing nations globally to turn to nuclear weapons as a deterrent, former US Marine and journalist Julian McBride wrote in an op-ed for the Kyiv Independent.
Sober Second Thought: The post-war reconstruction of Ukraine should adopt the objectives of the European Green Deal (EGD) - the European Commission's policy to make the European Union climate neutral by 2050 to ease EU accession, the DiXi Group, an energy-focused Ukrainian think tank, says in a policy brief.
The Rebuilder's Social: Volodymyr Kuzyo, who served as deputy economy minister of Ukraine until last month, has become CFO of PJSC Bank Lviv, the International Chamber of Commerce promises "an initiative to ensure that national trade agencies promote Ukrainian exports" and UNDP Ukraine announces that another hospital has signed an ESCO contract to install a solar power plant.
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