KYIV, Feb 11 – The mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the issues of the second revision of the stand-by program may visit Ukraine in the first quarter of this year, subject to the implementation of the program.

KYIV, Feb 11 – Ukraine does not plan to introduce a lockdown amid an increase in the incidence due to the Omicron coronavirus strain, the Ministry of Health reproted.

KYIV, Feb 11 – Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant-General Valeriy Zaluzhny has said that in the near future it is expected to attract from one and a half to two million motivated citizens to serve in the reserve of the Territorial Defense Forces.

KYIV, Feb 12 – President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated the importance of preparing all structures of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prevent destabilization within the country.

KYIV, Feb 12 – The delayed evacuation of Ukrainians from China's Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic, will be carried out “within days” to reduce risk of exposure, Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk said.

KYIV, Feb 12 – The program of cooperation between Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) technically provides for the possibility of directing part of IMF funds to finance the national budget, IMF Resident Representative in Ukraine Goesta Ljungman has said.

KYIV, Feb 13 – Ukraine’s economy probably expanded 3.2% on the year in 2018, compared with 3.1% originally expected, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman reported Wednesday citing preliminary statistics data.

KYIV, Feb 9 - The resumption of lending to Ukraine by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the EFF program is the key issue for the survival of the country, Makar Paseniuk, managing partner of ICU Investment Group, said.

KYIV, Feb. 12 - Ukrainian opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili was deported to Poland on Monday, the Ukrainian border service said, after he was detained in a Kiev restaurant by law enforcement agents in camouflage, Reuters reported.

MOSCOW, Feb 12 - An official notification of the Antonov An-148 crash has been sent to Ukraine, the country that designed the plane, the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) said in a statement on its website on Monday.