THE HAGUE, May 4 - Ukraine and Russia pressed their wartime rhetoric Thursday, with President Volodymyr Zelensky expressing confidence that Vladimir Putin would be convicted of war crimes, and the Kremlin alleging that the U.S. was behind what it called an assassination attempt against the Russian president.

KYIV, May 3 - The plan for the economic renewal of Ukraine, developed by the Office of the President and the government, provides for full access to the markets of the G7 and the European Union, membership in the EU, as well as building an economy on the principles of liberalization and deregulation.

KYIV, May 3 - Russian forces Tuesday began storming the steel mill containing the last pocket of resistance in Mariupol, Ukrainian defenders said, just as scores of civilians evacuated from the bombed-out plant reached relative safety, The Associated Press reported.

KYIV, May 3 - Inflation in Ukraine in annual terms in April may increase to 15.9% from 13.7% in March, this forecast was given by Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Kyrylo Shevchenko, referring to the NBU estimates based on web-scraping (a method of collecting prices from online supermarkets).

KYIV, May 3 – The Cabinet of Ministers is launching a website to raise funds to support Ukraine under the United24 global project, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said.

KYIV, May 4 - Ukraine is asking the Biden administration for anti-ship missiles to secure ports that have been blocked by Russia’s navy, as well as more capable drones and multiple rocket launcher systems that can strike Russian forces at a longer distance, a U.S. lawmaker said.

LVIV, May 4 - Russia bombarded railroad stations and other supply-line targets across Ukraine, as the European Union moved to further punish Moscow for the war Wednesday by proposing a ban on oil imports, The Associated Press reported.

KYIV, May 4 - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due in Ukraine on Wednesday in a show of support after Russia last month amassed and then pulled back its troops from border regions and Crimea, RFE/RL reported.

KYIV, April 30 – Former Georgian President and former Odessa region governor Mikheil Saakashvili will probably be appointed to another position after his nomination to the government faced opposition, a senior lawmaker said.

KYIV, May 4 – The countries that are inviting Ukrainian seasonal workers should guarantee them official employment for at least three months and provide them with a package of social insurance services, primarily including health insurance, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Vadym Prystaiko said.