KYIV, May 23 – First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko and European Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Olivér Varhelyi have signed a Framework Agreement on financing from the European Union within the framework of the implementation of the Ukraine Facility, the Ministry of Economy's press service reported.

KYIV, May 23 – The high likelihood of the continuation of the active phase of the war necessitates the preservation of significant external budget support, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said Thursday.

WASHINGTON, May 23 - The United States is expected to announce an additional $275 million in military aid for Ukraine on Friday as Kyiv struggles to hold off advances by Russian troops in the Kharkiv region, two U.S. officials say.

KYIV, May 23 - Russian missiles slammed into Ukraine’s second-largest city in the country’s northeast and killed at least seven civilians early Thursday, officials said, as Kyiv’s army labored to hold off an intense cross-border offensive by the Kremlin’s larger and better-equipped forces.

KYIV, May 23 - Ukraine's energy system is stable, restrictions on household consumers due to power shortages are not applied, however, part of consumers in six regions remain without electricity due to shelling, the Energy Ministry said.

KYIV, May 23 – The European Commission announced on Tuesday the fourth payment of EUR 1.5 billion to Ukraine as part of a macro-financial assistance (MFA)+ package for 2023 in the amount of up to EUR 18 billion.

KYIV, May 23 - Russia’s military said Tuesday it repelled what appeared to be one of the most serious cross-border attacks from Ukraine since the war began, The Associated Press reported.

KYIV, May 23 – IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi after another complete shutdown of the Zaporizhia NPP from the power grid called for intensified efforts to restore the plant's backup power lines and confirmed the need for the IAEA team at the NPP to gain access to the nearby Zaporizhia Thermal Power Plant (ZTPP), also occupied by Russian troops.

KYIV, May 24 – During a meeting in Ethiopia, Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba called on Chairperson of the African Union, President of the Union of the Comoros Azali Assoumani and Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat to demand Russia to stop obstructing the work of the Black Sea grain corridor.

WASHINGTON, May 24 - U.S. popular support for Washington’s backing of Ukraine has faded a little but remains widespread, The Associated Press reported citing a survey by the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy and NORC.