KYIV, May 17 – Ukrainian billionaire Ihor Kolomoisky, who returned to the country from self-imposed 2-year exile, said he plans to stay in Ukraine for at least five years.

KYIV, May 20 – The team of President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy will conduct a "state audit" in the first 100 days in order to understand the state's position, an ideologist of the Zelenskiy team, Ruslan Stefanchuk, said.

KYIV, May 20 - Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday was sworn in as Ukraine’s new president and immediately fulfilled his campaign promise by announcing a snap election to choose new lawmakers.

KYIV, May 17 – Rudy Giuliani, the personal lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump, has said he believes President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky, to fulfill his campaign promises, should "be cleansed from the 'clingfishes' from his past and criminal oligarchs… and those who interfere in [his] direct communication with the president-elect."

KYIV, May 20 – Ukraine’s energy sector must be governed by economic interests without interference of politics that encourages corruption, President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s advisor said Monday.

KYIV, May 20 – Ukraine could agree with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a new program after parliamentary election, Executive Director of Blazer International Foundation and Volodymyr Zelensky's advisor for macroeconomic policy Oleh Ustenko said.

SOCHI, May 18 - Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said Friday that gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine may continue even after the launch of a new prospective Germany-bound pipeline under the Baltic Sea, The Associated Press reported.

KYIV, May 17 – Yulia Tymoshenko, the leader of the Batkivschyna Party and the incumbent president Petro Poroshenko would receive the most votes of Ukrainians, according to a poll conducted by the Institute for Analysis and Forecasting.

KYIV, May 18 – The UEFA would compensate EUR 100,000 to Kyiv city for the introduction of free city transportation for fans with tickets for matches of Men and Women's Champions League finals and accredited persons (on May 24 through May 27).

KIEV, May 19 – Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk has called for sobriety in assessing opportunities and benefits of the Eurovision 2017 song contest. He said project proposals should be financially viable.