BRUSSELS, Dec 4 – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the United States is determined to spend "every cent" from the $61 billion approved by the Congress for Ukraine.

BRUSSELS, Dec 4 - NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte led a fresh push Wednesday for European countries to ramp up defense spending, a budget shortfall that President-elect Donald Trump used to berate U.S. allies during his first term in office, severely damaging trust, The Associated Press reported.

WASHINGTON, Dec 8 - Donald Trump on Sunday pushed Russian leader Vladimir Putin to act to reach an immediate ceasefire with Ukraine, describing it as part of his active efforts as president-elect to end the war despite being weeks from taking office.

KYIV, Dec 8 – The National Bank of Ukraine notes the negative impact of Russia's energy terror on GDP, predicting its somewhat deeper fall this year and more sluggish growth next year.

KYIV, Dec 8 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) admits the worsening of the macroeconomic outlook due to increased energy terror by the Russian Federation, head of the central bank Andriy Pyshny said.

KYIV, Dec 8 – Since the start of Russia's full-scale military invasion, Ukraine has received $27 billion in external funding, and this amount is expected to rise to $30 billion by the end of the year, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said on the air of the national telethon.

KYIV, Dec 8 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) said Thursday that inflation, which accelerated to 26.6% year-on-year in October, will probably start slowing down from the second quarter of 2023.

WASHINGTON, Dec 8 - The U.S. is sending an additional $275 million in military aid to Ukraine, including large amounts of ammunition and high-tech systems that can be used to detect and counter drones in its ongoing war with Russia, in its ongoing war with Russia, according to U.S. officials.

KYIV, Dec 8 - Russian forces have installed multiple rocket launchers at Ukraine’s shut-down Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Ukrainian officials claimed Thursday, raising fears Europe’s largest atomic power station could be used as a base to fire on Ukrainian territory and heightening radiation dangers.

KYIV, Dec 7 – Ukraine’s government has vowed to make sure that COVID-19 vaccine, once available, will not be distributed through black market as has often happened in the past with drugs imported via special state programs.