PRAGUE, May 17 – The Czech Republic's government representative for Ukraine, Tomas Kopecny, spoke about the "unique" involvement of Taiwan in joint projects with the Czech Republic to aid the Ukrainian people suffering from the consequences of the Russian invasion.

KYIV, May 20 - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and others have been found dead at the site of a helicopter crash Monday after an hours-long search through a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest, state media reported, The Associated Press reported. Raisi was 63.

KYIV, May 17 – The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said it is launching the Reserve+ mobile application for military personnel, conscripts and reservists, which will be available for download on smartphones through the App Store and Google Play Market from May 18.

BRUSSELS, May 17 – International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan has announced that he has deployed a team of forensic experts to Ukraine to participate in the investigation of war crimes.

KYIV, May 18 - The Biden administration will waive sanctions on the corporate entity and CEO overseeing the construction of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline into Germany, according to two sources briefed on the decision, Axios reported on Tuesday.

KYIV, May 17 – Foreign Ministers of Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova, Dmytro Kuleba, David Zalkaliani and Aureliu Ciocoi, have signed a trilateral memorandum on the start of enhanced cooperation on European integration "Associated Trio."

KYIV, May 19 – President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree that enacts the decision of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), obliging the government to include in the Budget Declaration for 2022-2024 expenditures for ensuring national security and defense of the country for at least 5% of the planned GDP.

KYIV, May 18 – Parliament has adopted bill No. 2195 on amendments to some legislative acts regarding the sale at electronic auctions of land plots in state and communal ownership.

KYIV, May 19 – Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said the government will probably allow public transportation to reopen across the country on May 22, while subways and kindergartens will resume on May 25.

KYIV, May 16 – The team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next week will start working in Ukraine to assess the implementation of the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) and hold consultations on the IV article of the IMF regulations.