LUXEMBOURG, Feb 1 – Ukraine’s economy is likely to grow 3.2% on the year in 2023, while consumer inflation will probably reach 28% in the same period, First Deputy Minister Denys Kudin said, citing the Economy Ministry’s forecast.

KYIV, Feb 1 - Russia is mustering its military might in the Luhansk region of Ukraine, officials said Wednesday, in what Kyiv suspects is preparation for an offensive as the first anniversary of Moscow’s invasion approaches.

PARIS, Jan 31 - French President Emmanuel Macron said in a statement he had spoken on the phone to Russian President Vladimir Putin again on Monday, following a call between the two leaders on Friday, Reuters reported.

KYIV, Feb 1 - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of effectively "holding a gun... to the head of Ukraine" and he called on the Kremlin to step back from a "military disaster,” BBC reported.

KYIV, Jan 29 – Free vaccination of Ukrainian citizens against coronavirus (COVID-19) will start in February 2021, and the approved schedule provides that 14.4 million citizens of various categories will receive the vaccine by the end of 2021, the Cabinet of Ministers reported.

KYIV, Feb 1 - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s party has voted to expel a lawmaker after he was put under U.S. sanctions over alleged U.S. election interference, RFE/RL reported Monday.

KYIV, Feb 1 - Ukraine is talking to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) about creating a special financial court to settle bank loan disputes to tame growth of non-performing loans (NPLs), Reuters reported Monday citing Kyrylo Shevchenko, governor of the National bank of Ukraine.

KYIV, Jan. 31 - The Ukrainian government on Wednesday has fired tax and customs service chief Roman Nasirov, who was suspended from the post after his arrest on suspicion of embezzlement in March 2017, RFE/RL reported.

KYIV, Jan 31 – The Cabinet of Ministers has removed Estonia, Latvia, Georgia, Malta and Hungary from the list of countries transactions with residents of which are supervised by Ukraine for transfer pricing purposes after protests of Estonia and Latvia.

KYIV, Jan. 31 - Luxury holidays enjoyed or planned by Ukraine's President and Prosecutor-General revealed by media have sparked uproar in a country battling large-scale corruption - though the latter played down the claims on Wednesday, AFP reported.