KIEV, Oct. 18 ??“ Ukraine is holding talks with Russia as it seeks to increase Russian oil shipments via Ukrainian pipelines, Energy and Fuel Minister Ivan Plachkov said Tuesday.

KYIV, Sept 17 – From 16 million to 30 million citizens live in the territories controlled by Ukraine, Director of Mykhailo Ptukha Institute for Demography and Social Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Ella Libanova said.

KYIV, Sept 17 – The countries of the European Union are planning the possibility of providing Ukraine with EUR 20 billion to EUR 40 billion by the end of this year as an alternative to the plan announced by the G7 in the summer to allocate EUR 50 billion in 2025 from income from frozen Russian assets, the Financial Times reports, citing sources.

KYIV, Sept 17 - Ukrainian prosecutors have launched an investigation into an alleged Russian execution of a Ukrainian soldier found dead with a sword inscribed with “for Kursk” in his body, in an apparent act of revenge for Kyiv’s recent incursion into the Russian border region.

KYIV, Sept 17 – The European Union has so far provided EUR 118 billion in assistance to Ukraine, European Commission (EC) Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis told the European Parliament on Tuesday.

ODESA, Sept 14 – The German concern Rheinmetall provided the Armed Forces of Ukraine with a modern mobile field hospital. It meets NATO Role 2 medical support standards, the concern's press service said.

KYIV, Sept 14 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has decided to cut the key policy rate from 22% to 20% effective 15 September 2023, in accordance with market expectations.

WASHINGTON, Sept 14 - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected at the White House and on Capitol Hill next week as he visits the U.S. during the United Nations General Assembly, The Associated Press reported.

KYIV, Sept 14 – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at a meeting on Wednesday with Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko, outlined the main parameters of next year's budget.

KYIV, Sept 14 – The government draft of the state budget of Ukraine for 2024 will not be accompanied by a bill of tax changes to increase revenues, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said.