KYIV, Aug 7 – Head of the President's Office of Ukraine Andriy Yermak on Saturday held meetings with the heads of a number of foreign delegations as part of a meeting on the implementation of the Ukrainian peace formula in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), in particular, Finland, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Japan, Norway, Qatar, Turkey and Slovakia.

KYIV, Aug 8 – The UNESCO mission will prepare a comprehensive report on the damage caused by Russian missile strikes to the world heritage in Odessa, the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy said.

KYIV, Aug 8 - Ukrainian officials on Tuesday accused the Kremlin’s forces of targeting rescue workers by hitting residential buildings with two consecutive missiles — the first one to draw crews to the scene and the second one to wound or kill them.

KYIV, Aug 8 – On Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting on compensating Ukraine for the damage caused by the armed aggression of Russia.

KYIV, Aug 8 – Ukraine will work to secure a new long-term program of cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the amount of $5-10 billion, Dmytro Sologub, Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine, said.

KYIV, Aug 8 – Ukraine’s economy will expand up to 7% annually during the next five years as the country is about to implement its most ambitious economic reforms yet, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Thursday.

COPENHAGEN, Aug. 8 - A Russian-led gas pipeline project across the Baltic Sea to Europe could be delayed by up to eight months and cost an extra 660 million euros ($740 million) due to hurdles in securing the necessary permits from Denmark, Reuters reported citing the pipeline operator.

MOSCOW, Aug. 8 - A Ukrainian filmmaker on hunger strike in a Russian prison has become increasingly frail and his condition has worsened considerably, The Associated Press reported Wednesday citing his lawyer and his sister.

KYIV, Aug 7 – The Economic Development and Trade Ministry created an interagency expert group for issues of protection of critical infrastructure headed by Deputy Minister Yuriy Brovchenko for the creation of a national list of critical infrastructure facilities, the ministry reported Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, Aug 8 – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has spoken on the phone with President Petro Poroshenko to reiterate U.S. support for Ukraine's sovereignty and urge to fulfill outstanding requirements of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).