KYIV, Aug 2 – The Delta strain of coronavirus may shave off between 0.4% and 0.6% of Ukraine’s GDP per months if the government decides to declare another lockdown, the National Bank of Ukraine said Monday.

KYIV, July 30 – Ukrainians consider themselves freedom-loving, hospitable, economic, cunning in life matters, patriotic and hardworking, according to a study by the Ukrainian Institute for the Future.

KYIV, July 30 – Ukraine, in accordance with the Second National Determined Contributions of Ukraine (NOV2) to the Paris Agreement, shall reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 65% from 1990 levels by 2030.

KYIV, Aug 3 – Ukraine’s public debt has increased to ‘critical level’ after the government’s rampant borrowing spree and may slow down its economic growth, Serhiy Verlanov, former head of the State Tax Service, said Tuesday.

KYIV, Aug 3 – Agriculture is expected to be among the types of economic activities that will be least affected by quarantine restrictions, but this year slightly smaller harvest volumes are expected due to worsening weather conditions, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) said in its inflation report posted on its website.

KYIV, Aug 3 - A man has been arrested after taking one hostage and threatening to detonate an explosive device in a business center in Kyiv in the nation's second hostage crisis in less than a month, The Telegraph reported.

KYIV, Aug 2 – Sanctions will be introduced regarding Belarusian companies, supplying products to militants deployed on temporarily uncontrolled Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Ukrainian Ambassador to Belarus Ihor Kyzym said.

KYIV, Aug 2 – Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov and Korean Ambassador to Ukraine Lee Yang-goo discussed issues at a meeting in Kyiv to deepen bilateral cooperation in the military-technical and space spheres.

KYIV, Aug 2 – A recent bill signed by President Donald Trump imposing sweeping sanctions on Russia also provides funds to support Ukraine's energy security, the Ukrainian embassy in Washington reported.

MOSCOW, Aug. 3 - New U.S. sanctions will make it harder for Russia to build two gas export pipelines to Europe but the projects are unlikely to be stopped, Reuters reported Thursday.