KIEV, Jan. 23 ??“ Viktor Yushchenko, the leader of Ukraine??™s democratic opposition, was sworn in as the country??™s president Sunday in a grand inauguration ceremony marking a peaceful transition of power in the country.

KYIV, Dec 21 – Economic growth expectations have deteriorated because of escalation of the conflict by Russia, a surge in energy prices, and the spread of new COVID-19 variants, according to a Financial Stability Report published by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on Tuesday.

KYIV, Dec 22 - Russia on Wednesday said it will engage the U.S. in security talks at the start of the new year to discuss guarantees it wants from the West as tensions continue to escalate over Ukraine, Fox News reported.

KYIV, Dec 22 - Ukrainian military forces have conducted combat drills with U.S.-made Javelin anti-tank missiles in a conflict area with separatists in eastern Ukraine as tensions run high with Russia, Ukrainian Dom television channel said on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

KYIV, Dec 20 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has had a telephone conversation with President of Poland Andrzej Duda, during which they discussed the implementation of the peace agreements reached at the Normandy summit of leaders of Ukraine, Germany, France, Russia in Paris on December 9, Zelenskiy’s press service reported.

KYIV, Dec 21 – Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk has welcomed the signing of the defense budget, which includes sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, by U.S. President Donald Trump.

KYIV, Dec 23 – Nord Stream 2 would have to seek alternative vessels and contractors to complete the remaining section of pipe in Danish waters if the sanctions are enacted, the U.S. S&P Global Platts said on Sunday.

KYIV, Dec 23 – Foreign Minister Vadym Prystayko, during his first official visit to Berlin, discussed with his German counterpart Heiko Maas bilateral issues and energy security, the ministry reported.

KYIV, Dec 23 – Some 47% of respondents named President Volodymyr Zelenskiy a politician in the outgoing year of 2019 during an opinion poll conducted by the sociological group Rating on December 13-17.

KYIV, Dec. 23 - Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists said on Monday they would carry out a prisoner exchange by the end of the year, following high-profile peace talks in Paris, AFP reported.