KYIV, Feb 10 - Ukraine has formally banned registration of Russian-designed vaccines against coronavirus, Reuters reported Wednesday citing the government’s decree.

KYIV, Feb 10 – Majority of Ukrainian respondents at 60.1% expressed concerns over high cost of groceries, housing and utilities, and 56.3% mentioned low income as the most serious problem, according to an opinion poll released on Wednesday.

BERLIN, Feb 10 - Germany's foreign minister on Wednesday defended proceeding with a new undersea gas pipeline from Russia that faces strong opposition from the U.S. and eastern Europe, arguing that scrapping it could have adverse geopolitical consequences, AP reported.

KYIV, Feb 10 – Easing monetary policy would be an effective way to respond to rapid appreciation of the hryvnia against the U.S. dollar over the past several years, the National Bank of Ukraine said in a report.

VATICAN CITY, Feb 9 - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked Pope Francis on Saturday for help to win the release of prisoners of war held by Russia and Russian-backed separatists, Reuters reported.

KYIV, Feb 7 – During a conference call with the heads of the regional health departments and a meeting with manufacturers of surgical masks and their suppliers, Ukraine's Health Ministry noted the problem of the shortage of masks in pharmacy chains, the press service of Ukraine's Center for Public Health has said.

KYIV, Feb 7 – Deputy Energy and Environmental Protection Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Riabchyn has discussed the issues of introduction of energy efficiency programs with State Secretary to Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway Audun Halvorsen, in particular the programs of the Norway-Ukraine Energy Efficiency Initiative (NUEE).

KYIV, Feb 7 – The American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine has urged President Volodymyr Zelenskiy not to sign a bill introducing the single account for paying taxes and duties, single social security contribution (bill No. 1049) and return it to the Verkhovna Rada.

KYIV, Feb 7 - Canada and the World Bank will assist Ukraine in the reform of rural medicine and the formation of a telemedicine network, President Petro Poroshenko has said.

BERLIN, Feb. 8 - Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France plan to meet on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) next week to discuss the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the head of the gathering said on Thursday.