FRANKFURT, June 23 - Despite being hit by a severe liquidity shock prompted by the political crisis in November and December 2004, the Ukrainian banking market has recovered quickly, Standard & Poor's Rating Services said in a commentary entitled "Stability of Ukrainian Banking System Restored, But Risks Linger."

KYIV, May 20 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has halved the monthly limit for withdrawing cash abroad from hryvnia accounts opened in Ukrainian banks to UAH 50,000 from UAH 100,000 the day before, the regulator's press service reported on Friday.

KYIV, May 20 – Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal held a meeting in Kyiv with Mark Daly, Chair of the Upper House of the Irish Parliament, and Sean O Fearghaíl, Chair of the Lower House of the Irish Parliament, at which he discussed the development of decisions on the confiscation of Russian assets for their further transfer to Ukraine.

KYIV, May 23 – Polish President Andrzej Duda has called for granting Ukraine the status of a candidate for EU membership in June this year.

A big call to the entire EU, EU leaders. Today, Ukraine needs our signal to open European doors for Ukraine as a state, for the Ukrainian society that wants to be part of the European community.

WASHINGTON, May 23 - Nearly 50 defense leaders from around the world met Monday and agreed to send more advanced weapons to Ukraine, including a harpoon launcher and missiles to protect its coast, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters.

DAVOS, May 23 - President Volodymyr Zelensky called for “maximum” sanctions against Russia during a virtual speech Monday to corporate executives, government officials and other elites on the first day of the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, The Associated Press reported.

KYIV, May 20 – Ukraine has contracted 45-47 million vaccines against the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

"We have contracts for 45-47 million free vaccines for the population of Ukraine.

KYIV, May 21 – Parliament has called on the U.S. Congress to impose sanctions against all participants in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

Some 292 MPs voted for the corresponding appeal to the U.S. Congress (draft resolution No. 5520) at a plenary session on Friday.

KYIV, May 21 – Some 500,000 doses of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines from the Chinese manufacturer Sinovac will be delivered to Ukraine on May 26, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said during the hour of questions to the government on Friday in the Verkhovna Rada.

KYIV, May 21 - Ukraine’s leader voiced fear that the U.S. could strike a deal with Russia behind his country’s back, and rebuked France and Germany for a perceived softening of their stance in talks with Moscow, AP reported Thursday.