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.

KYIV, July 24 – Director of the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) Artem Sytnyk has said he hopes the newly elected parliament will grant NABU the right to "eavesdrop" and return criminal liability for illegal enrichment, as well as repeal the so-called "Lozovy amendment."

KYIV, July 24 – A group of ambassadors of the Group of Seven (G7) to support reforms in Ukraine and the heads of the European Union and NATO missions in Ukraine express their readiness to provide broad support for the implementation of the ambitious reform program that was announced by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and should receive the necessary support of the new Ukrainian parliament.

KYIV, July 24 - Ukraine expects the speedy resumption of funding from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as negotiations on the remaining budget issues and gas prices are constructive, Ukraine's Acting Finance Minister Oksana Markarova said in an interview with Bloomberg TV in London on Monday.

KYIV, July 24 - The top U.S. official for Ukraine negotiations doubled down on recent assurances from the State Department and White House that President Donald Trump did not reach any agreements on Ukraine during last week's two-hour private meeting with his Russian counterpart in Helsinki, Finland, VOA reported.

WASHINGTON, July 25 - The US government said Wednesday it will not accept Russia's annexation of the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine, as President Donald Trump continues to faced recriminations over his summit with Vladimir Putin, AFP reported.