STRASBOURG, Jan. 25 ??“ Ukraine??™s new government will be formed by the end of the week, President Viktor Yushchenko said Tuesday, adding that he has already decided over four deputy prime minister posts.

STRASBOURG, Jan. 25 ??“ Ukraine plans to join the World Trade Organization and secure a free trade agreement with the European Union before the end of the year, President Viktor Yushchenko said Tuesday.

KYIV, Dec 25 - Christmas carried more than spiritual weight for many Ukrainians this year as the country newly observed it as a public holiday on Dec. 25 rather than the later date followed in Russia.

KYIV, Dec 22 – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed law No. 9422 on improving state regulation of financial services markets, which, in particular, lowers the ceiling microcredit rate for 240 days from 2.5% to 1% per day, which is an IMF requirement.

KYIV, Dec 19 – The World Bank announced the creation of a multilateral trust fund to support the government of Ukraine in the implementation of measures aimed at meeting the critical needs of the state in the current conditions of war and the subsequent reconstruction of the country, and attracting starting $250 million to it.

KYIV, Dec 19 – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, at a meeting of the leaders of the countries belonging to the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), called for increased support for Ukraine and ignoring the false call of the Russian Federation for a ceasefire, which the Russians need to regroup and strengthen their troops.

KYIV, Dec 19 - Russian President Vladimir Putin made a rare trip Monday to Moscow’s ally Belarus as his forces pursued their campaign to bombard Ukraine from the air amid a broad battlefield stalemate almost 10 months into the war.

KYIV, Dec 20 - The Finance Ministry, jointly with the National Bank of Ukraine, plans to restart domestic borrowing that had been disrupted by the Russian invasion in February, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said.

KYIV, Dec 20 – The International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board, following the discussion of Program Monitoring with Board involvement (PMB) for Ukraine, said this four-month program is designed to help the country maintain financial stability and catalyze donor financing amid very large balance of payment needs and “exceptionally” high risks.

WASHINGTON, Dec 20 - President Volodymyr Zelensky is preparing to visit Washington on Wednesday, according to three AP sources, in his first known trip outside the country since Russia’s invasion began in February.