KYIV, May 10 - Russia pummeled the vital port of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday, in an apparent effort to disrupt supply lines and Western weapons shipments as Ukraine’s foreign minister appeared to suggest the country could expand its war aims, The Associated Press reported.

KYIV, May 6 – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) remains in negotiations with Ukraine and expects more progress for the allocation of the second tranche under the Stand-By Arrangement, IMF Spokesperson Gerry Rice said on Thursday.

KYIV, May 6 – Ukraine must focus on fighting corruption and speeding up economic and institutional reforms that would limit influence of oligarchs in the country, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday.

KYIV, May 10 - Eastern European NATO states would like a bigger allied military presence on the bloc's eastern flank, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said on Monday after a virtual summit that was joined by U.S. President Joe Biden, Reuters reported.

KYIV, May 6 – President Volodymyr Zelensky would receive the most support in the presidential elections if they were held in the near future. This is evidenced by the results of a survey conducted by the sociological service of the Razumkov Center.

KYIV, May 6 – The introduction of COVID-19 vaccination passports in Ukraine is supported by just over a quarter (27%) of citizens, and not supported by a third (34%), according to a survey by Research & Branding Group conducted on April 23-30.

KYIV, May 8 – Growth of accommodation prices in Kyiv's hotels for the period of hosting the final of the UEFA Champions League on May 26 hit records among hosting cities in the past six years, CBRE Ukraine (Kyiv) has told Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, May 10 – Ukraine hopes that defense cooperation with the United States would be expanded, including the U.S. help in strengthening of the air defense system and upgrading the military plane fleet of the Air Forces of Ukraine, Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak has said.

KYIV, Mau 10 - Russia-backed separatists who control the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk have held a Victory Day parade despite a ban on that type of celebration in Ukraine as well as on the tanks and other heavy weapons featured in the parade, RFE/RL reported.

KIEV, May 10 – President Petro Poroshenko has signed the law on ratification of the financial agreement under the Urban Public Transport project between Ukraine and the European Investment Bank (EIB).