KYIV, April 26 – The Danish government and parliament have agreed to increase military support to Ukraine by another DKK 4.4 billion (EUR 590 million) this year, the press service of the Danish Ministry of Defense has reported.

KYIV, April 26 – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said a U.S. proposal to use interest earned on $300 billion in frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine could gain broad support from countries concerned about outright asset confiscation, Reuters reports.

KYIV, April 27 - Ukraine’s troops have been forced to make a tactical retreat from three villages in the embattled east, the country’s army chief said Sunday, warning of a worsening battlefield situation as Ukrainian forces wait for much-needed arms from a huge U.S. aid package to reach combat zones.

KYIV, April 28 - The Ukrainian parliament is on track to pass legislation by June 1 to unlock loans from the International Monetary Fund under a $5 billion program, the parliamentary faction chief of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's party told Reuters on Wednesday.

KYIV, April 28 – Ukraine may be able to get between $5.5 billion and $8 billion under the Extended Fund Facility lending program from the International Monetary Fund, Ihor Umanskiy, a former finance minister, said.

KYIV, April 28 – The World Bank on Tuesday approved $135 million in financing to help Ukraine fight coronavirus pandemic by upgrading emergency rooms in 40 hospitals along with adding high-tech equipment, the bank reported.

KIEV, April 28 - The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has called on France to not change its official position on sanctions against Russia.

KIEV, April 28 – Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroysman has initiated the creation of a working group to draft a bill aimed at returning ill-gotten assets of former officials from the era of ousted President Viktor Yanukovych.

KIEV, April 28 – Russian Black Sea Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Alexander Vitko, who is suspected of committing grave crimes against Ukraine, is hiding from investigative agencies, Ukrainian officials report.

KIEV, April 28 – The Mejlis, the self-governing body of the Crimean Tatars, and the Kurultai (the national assembly), fearing moves against them by Russian authorities, have been operating in emergency mode this month, the head of the body said.