WASHINGTON, March 18 - President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a lengthy call Tuesday to an immediate pause in strikes against energy infrastructure in the Ukraine war, but the Russian leader stopped short of backing a broader 30-day pause in fighting that the U.S. administration is pressing for.

KYIV, March 18 - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said on Monday, after meeting Ukraine's president, that he was confident an aid package stalled in the U.S. Congress would soon be approved but called for aid to take the form of a low-interest, waivable loan.

KYIV, March 16 – Sowing season in Ukraine due to cold weather is shifted to the end of March - beginning of April, this will allow farmers to better prepare for going into the field and accumulate additional resources, however, despite the favorable temporary backlash, sowing season 2022 will be the most difficult in history of Ukraine due to the military invasion of the Russian Federation.

KYIV, March 16 - President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law on virtual assets, which refers this market to the regulation of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission and the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).

KYIV, March 17 – Early data estimates suggest that 90% of the Ukrainian population could be facing poverty and extreme economic vulnerability should the war deepen, setting the country – and the region – back decades and leaving deep social and economic scars for generations to come, according to the early projection released today by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

NEW YORK, March 17 - Russia says it made a $117 million bond payment — a move to avoid defaulting on its debt — and the US Treasury Department said it would allow the installment, Business Insider reported.

WASHINGTON, March 17 - Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday the U.S. is concerned that China might supply Russia with military equipment to use in Ukraine, NBC News reported.

WASHINGTON, March 18 - The U.S. State Department is tracking efforts to complete Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline and evaluating information on entities that appear to be involved, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday.

KYIV, March 18 – The Ukrainian capital of Kyiv will impose strict lockdown for at least three weeks starting Saturday due to rapidly rising number of new COVID-19 cases, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Thursday.

KYIV, March 18 – Ukraine’s social network audience expanded to 26 million people after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, up from 19 million, GlobalLogic said, in a study based on open data.