DAVOS, Jan 23 – Ukraine's record negative trade balance in 2023 was caused by problems with sea exports due to Russia's disruption of the grain corridor and the country's significant import needs in war conditions, in particular for security and defense, the situation in 2024 should improve, Deputy Minister of Economy and Trade Representative of Ukraine Taras Kachka has said.

KYIV, Jan 23 - NATO on Tuesday signed a $1.2-billion contract to make tens of thousands of artillery rounds to replenish the dwindling stocks of its member countries, The Associated Press reported. The contract will allow allies to backfill their arsenals and provide Ukraine with more ammunition.

KYIV, Jan 23 - Russian missiles struck three Ukrainian cities Tuesday, including its two biggest, killing at least seven people and wrecking apartment buildings after Moscow shunned any deal backed by Kyiv and its Western allies to end the nearly 2-year-old war.

KYIV, Jan 23 – President Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking on Saturday via video link to the participants of the Conference of Agriculture Ministers in Berlin, stated the need to bring to justice any aggressor who dooms people to starve or suffer from thirst.

KYIV, Jan 23 – The international rating agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed Ukraine's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'CC', the agency said on its website.

WARSAW, Jan 23 - Poland said Monday it would ask Berlin for permission to send German-built Leopard tanks to Ukraine as its Western allies move to supply Kyiv with more powerful military hardware to thwart Russia’s invasion.

KYIV, Jan 23 – President Volodymyr Zelensky announced "relevant decisions" next week due to reports of corruption in a number of ministries and departments.

KYIV, Jan 23 – Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov has expressed satisfaction with the results of a Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting at Ramstein Air Base on Friday, January 20.

KYIV, Jan 20 – Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has confirmed that the United States will allocate $200 million in additional security assistance to Ukraine in 2021.

LONDON, Jan 22 - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has accepted an invitation to meet his British counterpart Ben Wallace to discuss the crisis on the Russia-Ukraine border, AFP reported Saturday citing a senior U.K. defense source.