Yulia Svyrydenko met with John Jovanovic, President of the U.S. Export-Import Bank
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko met with U.S. Eximbank President John Jovanovic and the bank’s team in Washington, D.C. The key areas for deepening economic cooperation remain unchanged: energy, dual-use goods, critical minerals, and logistics.
“We agreed to launch a USD 300 million financing mechanism for the purchase of American energy equipment for Naftogaz. This will allow us to restore gas production facilities destroyed by russian attacks. We also discussed the specifics of a broader energy sector modernization program worth over USD 1 billion,” the Prime Minister said.
Additionally, according to Yulia Svyrydenko, they explored the possibility of establishing a mechanism to support the supply of American LNG to Ukraine under financing terms comparable to market conditions in the Eurozone. To get through the most challenging heating season of 2025–2026, the state-owned company Naftogaz imported a record 900 million cubic meters of U.S. LNG. Ukraine is interested in increasing the volume of U.S. gas purchases and deepening cooperation with U.S. financial institutions in this area.
“We are also exploring opportunities for development in the logistics sector. We discussed financing options for the purchase of locomotives for Ukrzaliznytsia to meet immediate needs, particularly to ensure the renewal of the rolling stock. More than 300 of the company’s locomotives were either damaged or destroyed as a result of russian attacks. The next step is to structure an agreement on mutually beneficial terms using available financial instruments,” the Prime Minister noted.
The parties also agreed to sign a memorandum on financing Ukrainian projects in the critical minerals sector and to separately develop framework financing programs for Ukrainian dual-use companies.