KYIV, June 12 – The Government of Ukraine, the United States, the UK and the European Commission, in collaboration with members of the Multilateral Donor Coordination Platform, plan to develop a new project preparation framework to support public investment management in Ukraine, according to a joint communique from the platform's debut ministerial meeting on June 11 in Berlin.

KYIV, June 13 – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister of Japan Kishida Fumio have signed an Accord on Support for Ukraine and Cooperation between Ukraine and the Government of Japan on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Italy. The document is valid for ten years and provides for Japan's assistance in the form of $4.5 billion and non-lethal equipment.

KYIV, June 13 - President Joe Biden and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a 10-year security agreement Thursday that they hailed as a milestone in relations between their countries, but that alone was not enough to stop Zelenskyy from wondering how much longer he could count on America’s support.

KYIV, June 11 – Russia has destroyed more than 20% of Ukraine’s telecommunication infrastructure since invading the country on February 24, Yuriy Schyhol, head of the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection, said.

KYIV, June 10 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has repurposed part of an existing loan to provide EUR 50 million of liquidity to the state-owned railroad company Ukrzaliznytsia, the EBRD reported on Friday.

KYIV, June 12 - President Volodymyr Zelensky said no one knows how long the war in his country will last but that Ukrainian forces are defying expectations by preventing Russian troops from overrunning eastern Ukraine, where the fighting has been fiercest for weeks.

KYIV, June 13 – Grain and oilseed harvest in Ukraine in 2022 will be approximately 65 million tons, including up to 50 million tons of grains and 15-15.3 million tons of oilseeds, which is less than the record previous year, but comparable to the harvests in the country in the current decade.

KYIV, June 13 - Amnesty International, in a report Monday, accused Russia of indiscriminate use of banned cluster munitions in strikes on Kharkiv, killing and wounding hundreds of civilians, The Associated Press reported.

BUCHA, June 13 – A new mass grave was discovered in a pine forest near the town of Bucha on Kyiv’s outskirts that shows the victims of Russia’s war have been shot in the head with their hands tied.

BRUSSELS, June 13 - The European Commission will recommend granting Ukraine official status as an EU candidate country, Politico reported Monday citing several officials familiar with deliberations that took place during a debate among commissioners earlier in the day.