KYIV, Feb 23 - A contentious Trump administration proposal to give the U.S. $500 billion worth of profits from Ukraine’s rare earth minerals as compensation for its wartime assistance to Kyiv has been taken off the table, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday, indicating a more equitable deal is in the works.

KYIV, Feb 23 – The absolute majority of Ukrainians (87%) are not ready for any territorial concessions, even if it means the continuation of the war, according to the results of a sociological survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS).

KYIV, Feb 23 – Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to the World Bank, led to the fact that 8 million additional Ukrainians are now living in poverty compared to before the war, but the result could have been even worse if the country had not carried out reforms before the war, World Bank Regional Country Director for Eastern Europe Arup Banerji has said.

KYIV, Feb 23 – The World Bank is supporting Ukraine's government in pursuing a fast recovery, without waiting for the end of the war, with priorities such as restoring energy and critical infrastructure and boosting economic activity, World Bank Regional Country Director for Eastern Europe Arup Banerji has said.

KYIV, Feb 23 – The G7 countries increased their obligations for budgetary and economic support to Ukraine in 2023 to $39 billion, according to a joint statement by the finance ministers and heads of central banks of the G7 countries on Thursday.

KYIV, Feb 23 - The US believes the training and equipment it is providing Ukraine will “change the dynamics on the battlefield” in the war against Russia and allow Kyiv’s forces to “breach Russian defenses,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins for “CNN This Morning” on Thursday.

KYIV, Feb 23 – Parliament has appealed to the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) with a proposal to impose sanctions for ten years against deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, politicians and officials of Russia involved in the recognition of the so-called "DPR" and "LPR".

KYIV, Feb 23 – The conscription of reservists into the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine begins on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, the command of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.

KYIV, Feb 23 - Russian forces attacked Ukraine early Thursday morning, launching an offensive that threatens to kill thousands of people, force millions more to flee, and destabilize much of Europe, with the consequences certain to reverberate across the world.

KYIV, Feb 22 – The introduction of European standards for industrial and food production, "industrial visa-free travel" with the EU, the creation of new jobs and the renewal of the Association Agreement with the EU will help boost Ukraine’s economy, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.