KYIV, Dec 23 – On December 20, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the resolution Weapons of Victory.

KYIV, Dec 23 – Germany has announced a new batch of weapons and equipment for Ukraine, according to the press service of the German Government.

KYIV, Dec 23 – Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico does not want to participate in joint European work on energy independence, but wants to help Russia displace American gas and other partners' energy resources from Europe, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, calling such assistance immoral.

LONDON, Dec 23 - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that more than 3,000 North Korean soldiers are believed to have been killed or wounded fighting for Moscow in Russia's western Kursk region.

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.