KYIV, Dec 27 – Ukraine has tripled the production of weapons and military equipment in 2023, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, speaking on Wednesday at a meeting with representatives of the defense industry.

WASHINGTON, Dec 27 - The U.S. on Wednesday announced what officials say could be the final package of military aid to Ukraine unless Congress approves supplemental funding legislation that is stalled on Capitol Hill, The Associated Press reported.

KYIV, Dec 27 – Due to Russian military aggression, Ukraine's economy has suffered the greatest losses this year in all the years of independence – its decline will be about 32%, First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko says.

KYIV, Dec 27 – The total state debt of Ukraine in November 2022 grew by 4.2%: in U.S. dollars – by $4.34 billion, to $107.5 billion, in hryvnias – by UAH 158.7 billion, to UAH 3.930 trillion, according to the Ministry of Finance.

KYIV, Dec 27 - Russia retaliated on Tuesday against a price cap on its oil imposed by Western countries, while its forces were involved in heavy fighting around the bombed-out ghost town of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, Reuters reported.

KYIV, Dec 23 – Incumbent President Volodymyr Zelensky would have received the support of 24.2% of Ukrainians who decided on their choice if the presidential elections were held in the near future, according to a study by the Sociological Group Rating conducted on December 16-18.

WASHINGTON, Dec 23 - The Biden administration on Thursday reiterated its warnings to Russia over a potential invasion of Ukraine, with one senior administration official telling reporters that the US is "ready to act if and when we need to."

KYIV, Dec 24 – A International Monetary Fund team needs more time than usually to check the pace of reforms in Ukraine as all meetings are currently held online due to COVID pandemic, an IMF official said.

KYIV, Dec 26 — The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) on December 26 decided to impose sanctions on Russian legal entities and individuals for conducting illegitimate elections in the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in Donbas as well as Russia's aggression near the Kerch Strait.

KYIV, Dec 22 – Managing Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Eastern Europe and Caucasus Francis Malige called on international powers to step up support of further reforms in Ukraine.