KYIV, Nov 21 – The Verkhovna Rada on Tuesday adopted at the final reading and a bill (No. 9656-d) on a temporary increase in the bank profit tax rate from 18% to 50% for 2023 and a permanent increase to 25% in subsequent years, First Deputy Head of the relevant parliamentary committee Yaroslav Zhelezniak has said.

KYIV, Nov 21 – Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba took online participation in an expanded meeting of foreign ministers of the G7 countries and partners dedicated to protecting and strengthening the Ukrainian energy system for the winter period, the press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry (MFA) said.

KYIV, Nov 21 – Ukraine must implement seven recommendations necessary to begin negotiations on accession to the EU, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a briefing on Tuesday in Kyiv after negotiations with European Union President Charles Michel and President of Moldova Maia Sandu.

KYIV, Nov 21 - The White House voiced concern Tuesday that Iran may provide Russia with ballistic missiles for use in its war against Ukraine, a development that likely would be disastrous for the Ukrainian people, a U.S. national security official said.

KYIV, Nov 21 – The UK has announced a new GBP 50 million package of air defense assistance for Ukraine to help protect Ukrainian civilians and critical national infrastructure from an intense barrage of Russian strikes, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said at a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, according to the press service of the UK government.

KYIV, Nov 21 – Norwegian Minister of Finance Trygve Slagsvold Vedum has signed an agreement to provide funding of NOK 2 billion ($195.2 million) to enable Ukraine to purchase natural gas during the coming winter.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 - The U.S. Army is weighing which munitions programs are best suited for multiyear contracts should Congress approve these authorities to replenish supplies sent to Ukraine, Defense News reported Monday.

KYIV, Nov 21 - The lives of millions will be under threat in Ukraine this winter, the World Health Organization has said.

Half of Ukraine's energy infrastructure is either damaged or destroyed, and 10 million are currently without power, said Dr Hans Henri P Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe, BBC reported.

KYIV, Nov 19 – Ukraine will need at least $700 million loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to maintain liquidity by the end of the year, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said.

WASHINGTON, Nov 19 - Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov has said he requested military assistance during his first trip to the United States in his new capacity amid growing concern of possible Russian aggression, RFE-RL reported.