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.

KYIV, March 18 – The number of people in Ukraine infected since the beginning of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Ukraine has exceeded 1.5 million, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said Thursday.

KYIV, March 17 – Parliament has passed bill No. 3220 with amendments to the Tax Code on support of taxpayers during the period of taking measures aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus disease COVID-19, which equals quarantine with force majeure.

KYIV, March 17 - The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) spent up to $1 billion to support the hryvnia since early 2020, forex reserves exceed $25 billion and they are enough to smooth fluctuations, Deputy NBU Governor Oleh Churiy said.

KYIV, March 18 – Ukraine seeks to accelerate negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a major stabilization loan as looming coronavirus crisis threatens to undermine the country’s economy.

KYIV, March 18 - The speaker of the Ukrainian parliament and other lawmakers will be tested for the novel coronavirus after one of their colleagues tested positive on March 18, RFE/RL reported.

KYIV, March 18 – Batkivschyna Party leader and presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko has named five priority steps to improve the economy and increase the social protection of people that the future president could carry out, the party's press service reported.