KIEV, Feb. 16 ??“ Fuel and Energy Minister Yuriy Boyko says that European banks intend to invest EUR 500 million in the development of Ukraine's gas transport system in 2007.

KIEV, Feb. 16 ??“ Ukraine??™s apparently ongoing massive outflow of foreign currency may accelerate inflation and hurt stability of the national currency, the hryvnia, President Viktor Yushchenko warned Friday.

KYIV, Jan 17 - Ukraine began producing artillery systems according to NATO standards and doubled the production of ammunition, Minister for Strategic Industries Oleksandr Kamyshin said at a panel discussion at the Ukraine House in Davos on Wednesday.

KYIV, Jan 18 – The Kyiv City Council at a meeting on Thursday, January 18, plans to allocate UAH 500 million for the purchase of drones for the military, said mayor of the capital Vitali Klitschko.

KYIV, Jan 18 – The wartime situation, which significantly differs from the previous year expectations, causes the lack of appetite among international private investors in Ukraine and requires a move to plan B in order to mitigate investment risks instead of preparations for and discussions of hypothetical recovery plans, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Rostyslav Shurma has said.

PARIS, Jan 18 - France announced more planned deliveries of its Caesar artillery system to Ukraine on Thursday and accelerating weapons manufacturing as it seeks to avoid depleting its own military stocks while continuing to support the war effort against Russia’s invasion.

DAVOS, Jan 17 - Ukraine’s first lady on Tuesday pressed world leaders and corporate executives at the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering to do more to help her country at a time when Russia’s invasion is leaving children dying and the world struggling with food insecurity.

WASHINGTON, Jan 17 - Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Tuesday that his country plans to “join” the U.S. and Germany’s efforts to train and arm Ukraine with advanced Patriot defense systems.

KYIV, Jan 17 - The top U.S. military officer, Army Gen. Mark Milley, traveled to a site near the Ukraine-Poland border on Tuesday and talked with his Ukrainian counterpart face to face for the first time — a meeting underscoring the growing ties between the two militaries and coming at a critical time as Russia’s war with Ukraine nears the one-year mark.

KYIV, Jan 18 - A helicopter carrying Ukraine’s interior minister crashed into a kindergarten in a foggy residential suburb of Kyiv on Wednesday, killing him and about a dozen other people, including a child on the ground, authorities said.