KYIV, Dec 22 – The operational headquarters of the Ministry of Health for vaccine-preventable infections has approved a plan for immunizing the population against COVID-19, according to which vaccination is planned to cover 50% of the population (20 million people) in 2021-2022.

KYIV, Dec 26 – Ukraine’s economy is growing better than expected, while inflation remains low and any future risks to the financial system are ‘insignificant,’ the National Bank of Ukraine said Thursday.

KYIV, Dec 26 – Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk on Thursday defended the stronger hryvnia, suggesting the trend is caused by growing economy and rising foreign investments in the country.

MOSCOW, Dec. 26 - Russia can finish the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany within a couple of months, Reuters reported Thursday citing Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak.

KYIV, Dec. 26 - Ukraine will purchase a second consignment of U.S. Javelin anti-tank missiles and launch units, Reuters reported Thursday citing the Defense Ministry.

KYIV, Dec 21 – Three leaders of electoral sympathies of Ukrainians for the country's presidency include Head of the Batkivschyna Party and parliamentary faction Yulia Tymoshenko, current head of state Petro Poroshenko, as well as rock musician, leader of the Okean Elzy band Sviatoslav Vakarchuk, according to a public opinion survey conducted by the Rating Sociological Group.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 - Ukraine will soon have more lethal American-made weapons, including deadly Javelin anti-tank missiles, to help it fight Russian-backed separatists, The Associated Press reported Saturday.

KIEV, Dec. 26 –U.S. President Barack Obama has signed the U.S. budget for the needs of national defense for 2017, increasing aid to the Ukraine security sector to $350 million.

KIEV, Dec. 25 - Ukraine called in Israeli ambassador to Kiev for clarification after Israel’s decision to cancel a scheduled visit by Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman over a vote in the UN Security Council, The Jerusalem Post reported.

KIEV, Dec. 23 – The meeting of the Board of the International Monetary Fund which will consider granting Ukraine the next tranche under the EFF program may be held in late January, Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk said.