KYIV, Dec 7 – The agreement reached between Ukraine and the United States on the parallel production of FrankenSAM systems will make a significant contribution to supporting Ukrainian air defense, the Ministry of Strategic Industries of Ukraine has said.

KYIV, Dec 7 - Russian forces relied heavily on aerial attacks on Thursday in their slow-moving campaign to win control of eastern Ukraine and resorted to new smaller attack groups in pressing to capture the beleaguered town of Avdiivka.

KYIV, Dec 9 – The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two powerful Ukrainian figures that are believed to have played a major role in derailing the country’s judicial reform to enable corruption in courts.

BRUSSELS, Dec 10 - European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to extend economic sanctions imposed on Russia for its intervention in Ukraine by another six months, a spokesman for European Council President Charles Michel said, Reuters reported.

BRUSSELS, Dec 10 – The European Commission, on behalf of the European Union, has disbursed EUR 600 million to Ukraine under its coronavirus (COVID-19) related macro-financial assistance (MFA) program.

KYIV, Dec 9 – Parliament passed amendments to the laws on banks and banking activities, regarding the procedure for disclosing bank secrecy, on the depository system of Ukraine, regarding access to information, and the Tax Code of Ukraine within the framework of the implementation of the agreement between the governments of Ukraine and the United States to improve the implementation of tax rules and the application of the provisions of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of the United States (FATCA).

KYIV, Dec 10 – President Petro Poroshenko has proposed that Russian vessels should be blocked for entering the European or American ports over blocking navigation in the Kerch Strait and the Sea of Azov.

KYIV, Dec 10 – A meeting of the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to discuss the issue of cooperation with Ukraine under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) is scheduled for December 18, the IMF has reported on its website.

KYIV, Dec 10 – President Petro Poroshenko said that after Russia's aggression near the Kerch Strait major NATO presence in the Black Sea should be seen, the sanction package against Russia should be introduced, and military and technical upgrades should be done, including lethal weapon supplies for Ukraine.

KYIV, Dec 10 - President Petro Poroshenko has signed into law a bill to terminate Ukraine's friendship treaty with Russia, RFE/RL reported Monday.