WASHINGTON, July 23 - The White House announced Friday that the U.S. is sending an additional $270 million in security assistance to Ukraine, a package that will include additional medium range rocket systems and tactical drones.

KYIV, July 23 - Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa just hours after Moscow and Kyiv signed deals to allow grain exports to resume from there. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry denounced Saturday’s airstrikes as a “spit in the face” to Turkey and the United Nations, which brokered the agreements.

KYIV, July 22 - Ukraine would like international financial institutions (IFI) to participate in the suspension of payment of its debt, announced by the partners within the G7 and the Paris Club of creditors, and is conducting appropriate discussions with the IFIs, Yuriy Butsa, the government commissioner for public debt issues, said.

KYIV, July 22 – Israel has made a strategic decision to provide assistance to Ukraine, but it has to exercise caution when providing military assistance, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to Ukraine Michael Brodsky said in an exclusive interview with Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, July 25 - Fitch Ratings has downgraded Ukraine's Long-Term Foreign-Currency (LTFC) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'C' from 'CCC', the rating agency said on its website.

KYIV, July 25 – The war may continue for quite a long time, further worsening the economic situation in the country, Seriy Nikolaychuk, Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), said.

BRUSSELS, July 25 - European Union nations struggled Monday to find common ground on how to wean the bloc off its reliance on Russian natural gas, seeking to appease wary, stressed consumers at home while upholding unity as Moscow turns down the tap, The Associated Press reported.

KYIV, July 24 - A top U.S. State Department official said the United States supports President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's goal of curtailing the power of tycoons, but cautioned that the path to achieving this "is difficult," RFE/RL reported.

KYIV, July 25 – Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman is looking forward to the early holding of the first meeting of Parliament and the formation of a new Cabinet of Ministers.

KYIV, July 25 - Ukraine released 10 Russian sailors after seizing their tanker on Thursday over its suspected involvement in Russia’s capture last year of three Ukrainian naval ships and their 24 crewmen, the Irish Times reported.