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Not long before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a good friend of mine in Ukraine bought a small 3D printer. In the wake of Russia's invasion, Yulia lost her job. Fruitless visits to the unemployment office and a conversation with an acquaintance brought her to a free consultation at the local Diya Business office in Kremenchuk to set up a FOP — the most common business registration for small and medium-sized businesses, as well as contractors, in Ukraine.

Ukraine has included Nestlé on its list of international supporters of the war because of its activities in Russia.

Mondelez, the maker of Oreos and Cadbury drew the ire of the biggest Ukrainian advocacy group in the US for providing millions of dollars to the Kremlin’s war coffers by doing business in Russia.

The European Commission has considered that four of the seven criteria that accompanied the obtaining of candidate status for European Union membership by Ukraine have been fully met. At the same time, the other three criteria are accompanied by recommendations from the European Commission regarding further implementation.

The European Commission believes Ukraine has fully implemented four of the seven steps required to start EU accession talks, according to an internal Commission document obtained by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL).