BRUSSELS, March 24 - President Joe Biden said Russia should be kicked out of the Group of 20 nations in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine, a major step that would further isolate the Kremlin and restrict Russia's say in the global economy, The Associated Press reported.

KYIV, March 23 – Refusal to cooperate with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may force Ukraine to cut state budget deficit, as well as weaken the hryvnia, and lead to an increase in inflation, public debt service costs and a number of other negative consequences, deputy head of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Dmytro Sologub said.

KYIV, March 24 - Ukraine reported a record daily number of coronavirus-related deaths for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, as the health ministry sought to ease public concerns over the safety of vaccines, Reuters reported.

KYIV, March 23 – Most Ukrainians believe that Ukraine needs to join the European Union, according to results of a survey conducted by the Razumkov Center in March.

Ukraine's accession to the European Union is supported by 59% of respondents, while 26% are of the opposite opinion.

KYIV, March 24 – Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Tuesday there was no need for Ukraine to declare the state of emergency to combat coronavirus as the virus has been spreading at moderate pace.

KYIV, March 24 – Ukrainians returning home from abroad will soon have to take mandatory coronavirus tests, or otherwise they will not be admitted into the country, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.

KYIV, March 24 - Ukraine is close to finishing talks for more loans from the International Monetary Fund but has no plans to restructure its debt to cope with the fallout from the coronavirus epidemic, Finance Minister Ihor Umanskiy told Reuters.

KYIV, March 23 – The deficit of the national budget of Ukraine in 2020 could increase from 2.09% to 7% of GDP, Yulia Kovaliv, the deputy head of the President's Office, has said.

KYIV, March 22 – Presidential candidate of Ukraine, commedian Volodymyr Zelensky allows for bilateral negotiations with Moscow to end hostilities in eastern Ukraine.

KYIV, March 23 – About 5,000 nationalist demonstrators have held a protest in Kyiv on Saturday calling for arrests in a defense industry corruption case, The Associated Press reported.