KYIV, Nov 18 – The European Commission is ready to consult with Ukraine in the process of preparing its conclusion on the draft decision of the German Federal Network Agency Bundesnetzagentur on the certification of Nord Stream 2, the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine has said, citing European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson on Thursday.

PARIS, Nov 18 - France and Germany accused Russia on Thursday of breaking diplomatic protocol after Moscow published their confidential correspondence over Ukraine, the latest sign of deteriorating ties between Moscow and the West, Reuters reported.

WASHINGTON, Nov 18 - Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov called for global unity to prevent a new Russian "escalation" against Ukraine during a visit to the Pentagon on Thursday, as Kiev and Washington warn of what they say is unusual Russian military activity, Reuters reported.

KYIV, Nov 17 – Ukraine's GDP in January-September 2021 grew by 2% compared to the same period last year, Head of the Council of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Bohdan Danylyshyn has said.

KYIV, Nov 18 - President Volodymyr Zelensky, in a phone conversation with Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva, stressed that Ukraine had fulfilled all obligations necessary for revising the program with the IMF.

KYIV, Nov 18 - Ukraine faces a “very severe” period of COVID-19 cases but will not tighten lockdown restrictions because measures taken last week should stabilize the situation, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov told Reuters on Wednesday.

KYIV, Nov 15 – Receipts of the national budget in 2020 are planned at UAH 1.093 trillion, which is 8.6% more than the planned receipts of the 2019 national budget, taking into account amendments made in October.

KYIV, Nov 18 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy held a meeting devoted to the issue of cheapening loans, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), where the tools of achieving the goal were discussed, Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture Minister of Ukraine Tymofiy Mylovanov has said.

KYIV, Nov 18 – Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk and Minister of Finance Oksana Markarova met with the Mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Ukraine, namely Head of Mission Ron van Rooden and mission's economist Gabor Pula.

KYIV, Nov. 18 - Russia on Monday handed back three naval ships it captured last year to Ukraine, something Kiev wanted to happen before a four-way peace summit on eastern Ukraine next month in Paris, Reuters reported.