KYIV, May 20 – Ukraine in the short-term outlook will be able to maintain macrofinancial stability without a new tranche from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), although in the long-term outlook the country needs to continue cooperation with the IMF, Executive Director of Blazer International Foundation and Volodymyr Zelensky's advisor for macroeconomic policy Oleh Ustenko said.

KYIV, May 20 – The Ukrainian hryvnia is not expected to show significant volatility on the forex market following President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s decision to dismiss Parliament, analysts said Tuesday.

LONDON, May 21 - Ukraine is likely to need a new IMF bailout program in the coming years to plug an up to $5.5 billion-a-year hole in its finances, Reuters reported Monday citing the Institute of International Finance.

KYIV, May 18 – Seven percent of Ukrainians older than 18 years are planning to leave Ukraine in the next six months for the purpose of a long stay, work, study or emigration, , according to an all-Ukrainian public opinion poll conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) in April 2018.

KYIV, May 21 - Ukraine will revise all treaties signed as part of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and withdraw from those contradicting Ukraine's national interest, President Petro Poroshenko said.

KIEV, May 19 - The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has sent a note of protest to Russia over the involvement of Russian military servicemen in the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

KIEV, May 19 – The head of the Donetsk regional military-civilian administration, Oleksandr Kikhtenko, says that almost 60% of mines in the territory controlled by so-called Donetsk People's Republic militants have been flooded and are unlikely to be restored.

KIEV, May 20 – Parliament may soon vote to completely ban Internet advertising of cigarettes and other tobacco products, and also tighten labeling rules for these products.

KIEV, May 20 – Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov called on international sanctions against Russia to be significantly tightened.

BRUSSELS, May 21 – The fourth Eastern Partnership summit will be held in Riga, Latvia, on May 21-22. It will bring together heads of state or government from the 28 EU member states with those of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.