KYIV, March 8 – On Wednesday, the mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) started discussions with representatives of Ukraine on a new full-fledged Fund-supported program.

KYIV, March 8 - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday visited Kyiv for talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky on extending an agreement that allows Ukraine to ship grain from its Black Sea ports and permits Russia to export food and fertilizers.

KYIV, March 8 – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that it is still unclear who carried out the attack on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines in September last year, and it is necessary to wait for the completion of national investigations.

KYIV, March 9 - Volleys of Russian missiles struck a series of Ukrainian regions early on Thursday, including the Black Sea port of Odesa and the second city of Kharkiv, knocking out power to several areas, regional officials said.

KYIV, March 5 – Ukraine will probably allow dual citizenship with EU and other ‘friendly’ countries, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said speaking about the upcoming legislation. Russia will not qualify for dual citizenship, he said.

WASHINGTON, March 6 – U.S. Republican Senator Ted Cruz put a hold late on Friday on President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency to pressure the administration to put tough sanctions on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project, Reuters reported.

KYIV, March 5 - Ukraine will impose financial penalties on the local pharmaceutical company Lekhim over delays in delivering Chinese-made Sinovac vaccines, the deputy health minister told Reuters, adding a decision on approving Sinovac’s use was still pending, Reuters reported.

KYIV, March 5 – Ukraine will open an embassy in Ghana to strengthen the country’s presence in Africa, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.

"The embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Ghana will be created, this is in line with our course for the gradual strengthening of Ukraine's positions in Africa," Kuleba said at an online briefing on Friday.

KYIV, March 6 - The U.S. ambassador to Kyiv directed unusually scathing criticism at the Ukrainian government in remarks released Wednesday, urging authorities to replace a senior anti-corruption official and tackle the country’s corruption problem, The Associated Press reported.

KYIV, March 5 – Ukraine is initiating the creation of a special group to assess the damage and losses from Russian aggression in Crimea and Donbas and determine appropriate compensation within the framework of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI), Valeriy Patskan, the Head of the Accounting Chamber of Ukraine said.