KYIV, May 23 – Already in July, many countries will feel the consequences of a food crisis provoked by the Russian military invasion of Ukraine and the blocking of its key export infrastructure in the Black Sea.

KYIV, May 24 - Workers digging through the rubble of an apartment building in Mariupol found 200 bodies in the basement, Ukrainian authorities said Tuesday, as more horrors come to light in the ruined city that has seen some of the worst suffering of the 3-month-old war.

KYIV, May 24 – There is a positive trend in the incidence of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease in Ukraine, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said at a conference call chaired by President Volodymyr Zelensky.

KYIV, May 25 – Ukraine needs international assistance in monitoring coal mines in occupied areas of Donetsk region amid concerns over potential water contamination, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Tuesday.

KYIV, May 22 - Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman and Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid met in Kyiv to discuss a wide range of geopolitical and economic issues.

BRUSSELS, May 23 – A senior European Commission official urged Ukraine and Russia for a new round of talks over natural gas issues to prevent any escalations in the future.

Maros Sefcovic, the Vice President for Energy Union at the European Commission, said the EC is ready to host the talks.

KYIV, May 23 - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) continues to negotiate with Ukraine on a bill on the High Anti-Corruption Court with the aim of bringing the legislation into compliance with the country's obligations under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), IMF Resident Representative in Ukraine Goesta Ljungman said.

BRUSSELS, May 24 - A Dutch-led international team of investigators said Thursday that a missile that downed a Malaysia Airlines jetliner over eastern Ukraine in 2014 came from the Russian military, the Washington Post reported.

KIEV, May 24 –Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko has said the Rotterdam+ scheme is dangerous and called on Verkhovna Rada deputies to enact a law regulating payments for coal imports.

KIEV, May 25 - Ukrainian citizens living in the territories of Donbas and Crimea beyond the control of Kiev cannot be left without international passports, and if it is impossible for them to obtain biometric passports, old-style passports should to be issued for them, President Petro Poroshenko said.