KYIV, Dec 5 – Ukrenergo announced the introduction of emergency power outages due to a temporary reduction in generation capacity due to the eighth massive missile attack by Russian aggressors.

KYIV, Dec 5 - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expressed concerns over recent personnel appointments at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant that had broken the chain of command and may lead to an escalation.

KYIV, Dec 5 - Ukrainian drones struck two air bases deep inside Russian territory, the Kremlin said Monday, shortly before Russian forces unleashed a massive missile barrage in Ukraine that struck homes and buildings and killed civilians.

KYIV, Dec 2 – Parliament on Thursday passed at the final reading the state budget for 2022 (bill No. 6000) with a deficit of 3.5% of GDP, 268 MPs backed the document with the required 226 votes.

KYIV, Dec 5 - The Belarusian defense ministry said on Sunday it had summoned Ukraine's military attaché to protest against what it called repeated violations of Belarus' airspace by Ukrainian aircraft, Reuters reported.

WASHINGTON, Dec 3 - President Joe Biden pledged Friday to make it “very, very difficult” for Russia’s Vladimir Putin to take military action in Ukraine as U.S. intelligence officials determined that Russian planning is underway for a possible military offensive that could begin as soon as early 2022, the Associated Press reported.

PARIS, Dec 5 - Ukrainian and Russian leaders will try to seal a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and agree on prisoner swaps when they meet next week, but with Kyiv politically constrained and Moscow unlikely to bend, the prospects for peace remain bleak, Reuters reported citing diplomats.

KYIV, Dec 5 – U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations Kurt Volker has said the United States and Europe could strengthen sanctions against Russia or introduce new ones due to the seizure of Ukrainian sailors and ships, the U.S. government-funded Voice of America has reported.

WASHINGTON, Dec 5 – The European Union (EU) should not go forward with Nord Stream 2 over the Kerch Strait incident, a senior State Department official said.

WASHINGTON, Dec 5 - The US has begun making the necessary preparations to sail a warship into the Black Sea, a move that comes amid heightened tensions in the region following Russia's seizure of Ukrainian ships and detention of Ukrainian sailors, CNN reported Wednesday.