KYIV, Nov 28 – The European Commission, through the EU's Emergency Response Coordination Centre, is preparing the emergency support Ukraine needs to restore and maintain power and heating for the civilian population.

KYIV, Nov 28 – Negotiations on a new program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which will already include financing, may begin after the first revision of the Program Monitoring with Board Involvement (PMB), the staff-level agreement reached last week, the governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Andriy Pyshnyy has said.

KYIV, Nov 28 – In Kyiv, by order of power grid Ukrenergo, emergency power outages continue in order to balance the power system and avoid equipment accidents, DTEK Kyiv Electric Grids reported.

KYIV, Nov 28 – After the positive vote of the European Parliament last week on the provision of EUR 18 billion to finance the state budget deficit of Ukraine in 2023, the Ministry of Finance is waiting for the final decision of the EU member states in the European Council on December 6 and then the rapid completion of all internal procedures, Deputy Minister Olha Zykova has said.

KYIV, Nov 28 - Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, hosting the largest delegation of top foreign officials since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a Russian invasion of Ukraine over nine months ago, insisted that better air defenses were needed from allies “to break this vicious cycle” of Russian air strikes followed by Ukrainian rebuilding of damaged infrastructure.

ANKARA, Nov 29 – Turkey is ready to act as a mediator between Ukraine and Russia, President Tayyip Erdogan was cited as saying by broadcaster NTV on Monday, despite having angered Moscow by selling armed drones to Kyiv earlier this year amid tensions in eastern Ukraine, Reuters reported.

MINSK, Nov 29 - Belarus has announced joint military exercises with Russia along its southern border as NATO gathers for a meeting to discuss its concerns about the Russian troop buildup near Ukraine, RFE RL reported Monday.

KYIV, Nov 27 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy remains the most popular politician in Ukraine with 39.8% support from likely voters, followed by former President Petro Poroshenko with 15.7%, according to a recent opinion poll.

KYIV, Nov 27 - The Cabinet of Ministers has agreed to reduce the deficit in the draft national budget for 2021 from 6% to 5.5% of GDP, potentially meeting demand from the International Monetary Fund, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.

KYIV, Nov 29 — The Ukrainian ports of Mariupol and Berdiansk in the Sea of Azov have been blocked by the Russian Federation for entry and exit of vessels; a total of 35 ships have been blocked, Ukraine's Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan has said.