KYIV, March 24 – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will urge Allies to ensure Ukrainians have the means to continue to protect themselves at the NATO and G7 summits to be held on Thursday, the British government said in a statement.

KYIV, March 25 – The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) is conducting searches at the offices of All-Ukrainian civil movement Ukrainian Choice - Right of People, a pro-Russian movement led by Viktor Medvedchuk, a source in law enforcement agency said.

KYIV, March 25 – More than half of the regions in Ukraine may be included in the "red" level of epidemic danger from next week, according to Kyiv School of Economics (KSE).

KYIV, March 25 - Ukraine registered a record daily high of 16,669 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, health minister Maksym Stepanov said on Thursday, Reuters reported.

KYIV, March 25 – Ukraine’s economy would contract 10% on the year in 2020 if the government fails to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund, Capital Times said in its macroeconomic forecast.

KYIV, March 25 - Ukraine's Cabinet has submitted to parliament a revised bill on banking regulations needed to meet requirements set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a new lending package as the country's feeble economy braces for the effects of the coronavirus outbreak.

KYIV, March 25 – Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky, the front-runner in upcoming presidential election, said he will improve investment climate by restarting the judicial system and restoring confidence in the state. He said he would offer a "zero declaration" and "tax amnesty" for business.

KYIV, March 25 - President Petro Poroshenko said he will accept any result of the presidential election in Ukraine, even if he is to lose the election.

"I am ready to accept the victory of the Ukrainian people, because fair elections are a victory for the Ukrainian people, whoever wins," he said in an interview with the Ukraina TV on Friday.

KYIV, March 25 – European natural gas prices are lower-than-expected allowing Ukraine to refrain from increasing gas prices for households on May 1, President Petro Poroshenko said.

KYIV, March 25 – Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky, who is also a front-runner at upcoming presidential election, said his friends and colleagues are mostly funding his $70-million campaign.