BRUSSELS, May 27 – The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague (the Netherlands) from June 10 to June 14 will hold the first hearings in a dispute between Ukraine and Russia regarding Moscow's violation of international maritime law in the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait to determine jurisdiction.

KYIV, May 27 – President Volodymyr Zelensky relies on attracting investment to accelerate economic growth, which will become impossible if default is announced, Zelensky's advisor on macroeconomic policy, Executive Director of the Bleyzer Foundation Oleg Ustenko has said.

KYIV, May 28 – Ukraine's new president has given citizenship back to former Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili almost two years after it was removed, BBC reported Tuesday.

KYIV, May 24 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) said inflation pressure has weakened, but the central bank decided to retain the refinancing rate at the previous level – 17% per annum.

WARSAW, May 28 - Five ex-presidents from Poland and Ukraine have issued a joint appeal for reconciliation between their countries amid growing nationalism and provocations from Russia that have strained their relations, RFE/RL reported.

KYIV, May 24 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) pointed out the importance of making decisions required for continuation of cooperation with official creditors of the country by Ukrainian authorities.

KYIV, May 28 - Russia has relocated up to 1 million people to the annexed Ukrainian region of Crimea, according to Mustafa Dzhemilev, the longtime leader of the Crimean Tatars and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's envoy for Crimean Tatar affairs.

ODESSA. May 26 – Ukraine is grateful to Turkey for its support against Russian aggression and will strive to strengthen bilateral cooperation with this country, President Petro Poroshenko said.

KIEV, May 27 - Leaders of the Group of Seven Industrialized Nations - the United States, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan - condemn and do not recognize the illegal annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea by Russia, according to a communiqué signed following a G7 summit in Italy’s Taormina.

KHARKIV, May 26 – Problems identified with BTR-4s armored personnel carriers delivered under the so-called "Iraq contract" in 2011-2013 were connected with the improper maintenance of the vehicles by the Iraqi side. The problems were solved quickly by work teams dispatched to fix the problems, research staff member of the Kharkiv-based Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau Andriy Bohach said.