KYIV, March 5 - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised Elon Musk on Saturday for making good on his promise to deliver free Starlink satellite internet service to his country.

LVIV, March 5 - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said more than 20,000 people from 52 countries have already volunteered to fight in Ukraine, where they will serve in a newly created international legion. He did not say how many of the foreign volunteers have arrived in Ukraine, AFP reported.

WASHINGTON, March 6 - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House is exploring legislation to further isolate Russia from the global economy, including banning the import of its oil and energy products into the U.S., AFP reported.

MADRID, March 7 - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said on Monday it may become harder to transport arms to Ukraine in the coming days, Reuters reported.

WASHINGTON, March 7 – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that NATO members have the go-ahead to send fighter jets to Ukraine as the U.S. and allies continue their efforts to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia's invasion, CBS News reported.

WASHINGTON, March 7 – As Russia’s assault on Ukraine continues, the United States has seen "very credible reports of deliberate attacks on civilians, which would constitute a war crime," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday.

KYIV, March 7 - The government has developed a business support package that exempts it from paying a number of taxes for the period of martial law and at least a year after it ends, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said.

KYIV, March 7 – Russia, by shelling and seizing nuclear facilities in Ukraine, is increasing the risk of a worldwide nuclear disaster every day, Energy Minister Herman Haluschenko said.

KYIV, March 7 – Russian troops blocking the evacuation of civilians from cities located in zones of active hostilities have actually taken more than 2,000 foreign students of Ukrainian universities hostage, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for the Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Iryna Vereschuk said.

KYIV, March 7 – More than 4,000 people remain in the occupied territory near Kyiv and need to be evacuated, adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs Vadym Denysenko said.

"Unfortunately, in the occupied territories near Kyiv - Makariv, Hostomel, and others... there are still a little more than 4,000 people," Denysenko said during the national telethon on Monday.