Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko has announced that at the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2026) in Gdansk, Ukraine expects to sign 160 agreements worth more than EUR 10 billion.
"We expect 160 agreements totaling over EUR 10 billion, which will consolidate resources across five dimensions: European integration, human capital, business, regional and local development, and for the first time we have the dimension of defense," Svyrydenko said at the opening of the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2026) in Gdańsk on Thursday.
She also thanked Ukraine’s partners for the EUR 3.2 billion tranche that will be disbursed on Thursday, enabling Ukraine to strengthen its defense capabilities, maintain macroeconomic stability, and prepare for the next heating season.
Later, Svyrydenko wrote on Telegram that more than 80 Ukrainian companies are expected to participate in the largest business fair in URC history, alongside 2,000 business representatives from around the world.
A new format of the Energy Platform will also be launched, becoming a permanent instrument for mobilizing international support for Ukraine’s energy sector.
"While opening the event, I emphasized that our key priorities are security, energy resilience, private sector development, and attracting investment. Because Ukraine’s recovery is not only about rebuilding what has been destroyed. It is an investment in a strong Europe. That is why strengthening Ukraine’s defense industry is a priority. Our defense-industrial complex is already developing advanced military technologies that have proven their effectiveness on the battlefield and are already contributing to European security," she wrote.
As reported, the first EUR 3.2 billion tranche of the European Union’s EUR 90 billion Ukraine Support Loan (USL) will be disbursed on Thursday, June 25, the opening day of the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2026) in Gdańsk, Poland, according to European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos.
The Ministry for Communities and Territories Development plans to sign agreements worth more than EUR 1.5 billion at the Ukraine Recovery Conference, covering housing policy, infrastructure development, and regional approaches to the country’s reconstruction.
