KYIV, July 22 – The Office of President Volodymyr Zelensky called his upcoming meeting with his United States counterpart Joe Biden an important step towards the implementation of the June agreements between the heads of both states, the presidential press service has said.

KYIV, July 22 – Ukraine will discuss with the United States and Germany how their agreement on Nord Stream 2 can reduce security risks for Ukraine and Central European countries, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said.

WASHINGTON, July 22 - A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has called on the administration of Joe Biden to reschedule a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in order to allow Congress an opportunity to meet the head of state, saying the White House appears to be “play[ing] politics,” RFE/RL reported.

KYIV, July 22 - Ukraine will let spectators return for soccer matches up to a quarter of stadia capacity after a three-month pause due to the coronavirus, Reuters reported Wednesday citing a senior sports official.

KYIV, July 22 – The United States will support the development of cybersecurity in Ukraine and will allocate $38 million for international technical assistance, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov said.

KYIV, July 22 – Ukraine will be able to sign a new program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the amount of $6-8 billion by the end of 2019 and make necessary payments on foreign debt in 2020 and 2021, Raiffeisen analysts predict.

KYIV, July 22 – Andriy Gerus, the presidential representative in the Cabinet of Ministers, has stated that negotiations on cooperation between Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would resume in September.

KYIV, July 22 – Oleksandr Danyliuk, the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, said he currently intends to focus on working in the NSDC and reforming this body.

KYIV, July 22 - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy looked set on Monday to become Ukraine's first leader since the fall of communism to command a single party majority in parliament, in what would be an unprecedented mandate to deliver promised reforms, Reuters reported.

KIEV, July 22 – Ukraine's Finance Ministry announced it has agreed with Cyprus to increase taxation rates for some types of passive income.

The decision was reached after the second round of talks between Deputy Finance Minister Olena Makeyeva and representatives of the Cypriot government on July 2.