KYIV, Oct 20 – President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed with representatives of the largest U.S. investment company Goldman Sachs during their visit to Kyiv the possibilities of attracting investments for the needs of Ukraine, which arose as a result of Russia's full-scale aggression.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 - The White House said Thursday that Iranian troops are “directly engaged on the ground” in Crimea supporting Russian drone attacks on Ukraine’s power stations and other key infrastructure, The Associated Press reported.

KYIV, Oct 20 - Russian and Ukrainian troops appeared Thursday to be girding for a major battle over the strategic southern industrial port city of Kherson, in a region which Russian President Vladimir Putin has illegally annexed and subjected to martial law.

KYIV, Oct 22 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday defended his idea of running a nation-wide poll on Sunday to learn public opinion on five important issues, but added the poll would not have any legal power.

KYIV, Oct 22 – A conservative estimate by the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture envisages a 3.7% GDP growth in 2020, while under an optimistic scenario - 4.8% growth, Deputy Minister Serhiy Nikolaichuk has said following the preparation of an updated macroeconomic forecast.

KYIV, Oct. 22 - Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine said on Tuesday they had sentenced a journalist to 15 years in prison after a court found him guilty of spying on behalf of Ukraine’s SBU intelligence service, Reuters reported.

KYIV, Oct 21 – Adult Ukrainians consume almost half the amount of vegetables (174 grams versus the recommended 300 grams per day) and less than 30% of fruits and berries (83 grams versus 300 grams per day) compared with the recommendations for healthy eating for adults.

KYIV, Oct 22 – Ukraine’s new 14-month $3.9 billion lending program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will last beyond presidential and general elections, Acting Finance Minister Oksana Markarova said.

KYIV, Oct 22 – Parliamentary Speaker Andriy Parubiy supported the "inevitable" decision by the Cabinet of Ministers led by Volodymyr Groysman to raise natural gas rates because this is a prerequisite for the support by the International Monetary Fund, which Ukraine desperately needs in order to avoid an economic crisis.

KIEV, Oct. 21 – The Ukrainian Finance Ministry has welcomed the decision of the Standard & Poor's rating agency to increase Ukraine's sovereign long-term and short-term rating to 'B-' and 'B,' respectively.