BUCHAREST, Oct 10 - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with his counterpart in Romania Tuesday for talks on regional security and to strengthen bilateral ties against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of his country.

BRUSSELS/PRAGUE, Oct 7 – President of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen announced that the first installment of EUR 2 billion of the second tranche of the European Commission's macro-financial assistance to Ukraine in the amount of EUR 5 billion will be paid in the coming days.

KYIV, Oct 7 – President Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed the decision of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to provide Ukraine with a $1.3 billion tranche.

BERLIN, Oct 9 - An external power line to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant — the biggest in Europe — was repaired on Sunday after shelling disconnected the facility from the grid and forced it to resort to emergency diesel generators, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said.

KYIV, Oct 9 – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday called the attack that damaged the huge bridge connecting Russia to its annexed territory of Crimea “a terrorist act” masterminded by Ukrainian special services.

KYIV, Oct 7 – President Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking via video link at a meeting of the European Council on Friday, called on them to strengthen cooperation in the defense and energy sectors amid confronting Russian aggression.

BRUSSELS, Oct 10 – The European Commission has decided to extend for another year the Temporary Protection Directive, which grants Ukrainians forced to leave the country due to the war waged by Russia, a number of rights, in particular, to work, housing, education, medical care.

KYIV, Oct 10 – The International Monetary Fund (IMF), which on Friday approved the disbursement of $1.3 billion to Ukraine under the new food shock window of the Rapid Financing Instrument, will remain closely engaged with the Ukrainian authorities, with whom staff discussions will start soon on Program Monitoring with Board involvement (PMB), Managing Director of the IMF Kristalina Georgieva said.

KYIV, Oct 10 - U.S. President Joe Biden said in a statement on Monday that missile attacks that killed civilians in Ukraine “again demonstrate the utter brutality of Mr. Putin’s illegal war on the Ukrainian people.”

KYIV, Oct 10 - Ukraine will suspend power exports to the European Union on Tuesday after a massive Russian missile strike across the country targeting civilian and energy infrastructure, the Energy Ministry reported Monday.