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Lawmakers reject Zelenskiy’s election law
KYIV, May 22 - Ukrainian lawmakers on Wednesday turned down the new president's proposal to amend the election law in a blow to his hopes to get more of his supporters into parliament, AP reported. 10:04 | More

Ukraine may sell arms to Latin America as Russia comes under sanctions
KYIV, May 21 – U.S. sanctions against Russia for its meddling in Venezuela may force South American countries to seek alternatives for Russian arms, opening up opportunities for Ukrainian arms companies, Ukroboronprom said. 10:03 | More

Groysman's resignation ‘won’t make anyone cry,’ Zelenskiy’s aide says
KYIV, May 22 - Volodymyr Groysman's resignation as the Ukrainian prime minister ‘won’t make anyone cry’ and will not cause any problems, Presidential Administration chief of staff Andriy Bohdan said. 10:02 | More

On May 20, during the solemn session of the Verkhovna Rada in Kyiv, newly elected President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky was sworn in as Head of State. With his hand on the Constitution of Ukraine and Peresopnytske Gospel, Volodymyr Zelensky took the oath of office. (Photo by Presidential press service.)

IMF refutes reports that it ends fact-finding mission early
KYIV, May 22 – The representative office of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday refuted media reports on the alleged early drawdown of the mission that earlier started working in Kyiv. 10:01 | More

IN FOCUS	Kolomoyskiy returns to Ukraine after exile KYIV, May 16 - Ukrainian tycoon Ihor Kolomoyskiy, the key supporter of Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s campaign to win the presidency, has returned to the country Thursday after almost two years in self-exile, an investigative television program, reported. 12:40 \| More
Zelenskiy sworn in as Ukraine’s president KYIV, May 20 - Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday was sworn in as Ukraine’s new president and immediately fulfilled his campaign promise by announcing a snap election to choose new lawmakers. 13:08 \| More

COMMENT AND ANALYSIS

Threats persist from Chernobyl and Fukusima, Greenpeace reports The forest areas around Ukraine's Chernobyl and Japan's Fukusima remain sources of radiation and carry a potential threat to the health of local residents, Greenpeace said.More	Consumer inflation slowing faster than expected, NBU reports The actual slow of consumer inflation in February in annual terms is quicker than the inflation-slowing trajectory to 12% as of late 2016 projected by the National Bank of Ukraine, the regulator has reported on its website.More
ING analysts forecast 2016 GDP decline, citing political risks Analysts from ING Bank have confirmed the forecast of a decline in real gross domestic product in 2016 by 1%, pointing to a predominance of political risks in the economy.More	NBU: Hryvnia slide caused by temporary and fundamental factors The decrease of the hryvnia exchange rate on the interbank currency market continue being caused by both temporary and fundamental market factors that result in the reduction of supply of foreign currency, Deputy National Bank of Ukraine Governor Oleh Churiy said.More