KYIV, May 7 - A three-day ceasefire in Ukraine that was unilaterally declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin last month has come into effect, as Russia prepares to mark the anniversary of its World War II Victory Day on Friday.

BRUSSELS, May 6 – Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine Oleksandr Kamyshin has said that the main goal of the EU-Ukraine Defense Industries Forum is to attract financing for the procurement of weapons made by Ukrainian manufacturers for the country's defense forces.

KYIV, May 6 – A joint defense-industrial space will help maintain peace on the European continent, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba emphasized during his online participation in the Ukraine-EU Defence Industries Forum.

BRUSSELS, May 6 – President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has expressed hope that China would use all of its influence on Russia to put an end to the latter's war of aggression against Ukraine as well as continue to play an important role in deescalating the Kremlin's nuclear threats.

KYIV, May 6 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), taking into account Russia's recent attacks on energy infrastructure, is incorporating into its macroeconomic forecast an electricity deficit averaging around 5% in 2024–2025, estimating electricity imports at $0.8 billion in 2024 and $0.6 billion in 2025.

KYIV, May 7 - Ukrainian counterintelligence investigators have foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top military and political figures, Ukraine’s state security service said Tuesday.

KYIV, May 7 – Ukraine seeks to build strong strategic relations with the U.S. that will support the country’s economy hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Thursday.

Kuleba made comments after a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo earlier in the day to discuss diplomatic relations.

KYIV, May 7 – Mikheil Saakashvili, the former president of Georgia, on Thursday was appointed to a position coordinating reforms in Ukraine as the country is struggling in securing loans from the International Monetary Fund.

KYIV, May 7 - The Bellingcat investigative group said that it identified nine Russian officers who allegedly were directly involved in the rocket attack on an eastern Ukrainian city that killed at least 30 civilians in January 2015, The Associated Press reported.

KYIV, May 5 – President Petro Poroshenko expressed his confidence that the process of creating an Anti-Corruption Court will be completed in the first half of 2018, possibly in May.