BRUSSELS, Dec 13 – President of the European Council, Charles Michel, calls on the leaders of the European Union to make "bold decisions" and agree to start membership negotiations with Ukraine, as well as to continue financial and military support.

KYIV, Dec 13 - Nordic leaders on Wednesday reaffirmed their “unwavering support” for Ukraine, following talks and a news conference during a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

KYIV, Dec 14 – As another winter of war arrives, voices skeptical of the Ukraine's prospects are growing louder, however such pessimism may have dangerous consequences, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in an article published by Foreign Affairs.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 - Congress was departing Washington on Thursday without a deal to pass wartime support for Ukraine, but Senate negotiators and President Joe Biden’s administration were still racing to wrap up a border security compromise to unlock the stalemate before the end of the year.

BRUSSELS, Dec 14 - In a dramatic twist, Ukraine and Moldova got the green light to start EU membership talks after days of hardballing from Hungary. Viktor Orban insisted Kyiv was not ready, but let the rest of the bloc sign off without him.

KYIV, Dec 15 – Parliament late Tuesday approved 2021 budget with deficit at 5.5% of the GDP to comply with demands from the international Monetary Fund to reduce financing gap from previously planned 6%.

KYIV, Dec 13 – The Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture is puzzled by the lack of relationship between rapidly strengthening hryvnia and consumer prices that remain strong, Tymofiy Mylovanov, the minister, said.

KYIV, Dec. 16 - A selection commission has named a new chief for Ukraine's National Agency for Prevention of Corruption (NAPZK), an independent body that outlines and implements policies to prevent fraud, RFE/RL reported.

KYIV, Dec. 16 - Ukraine has deported Azerbaijani opposition blogger Elvin Isayev, who is wanted by the Prosecutor-General’s Office, Azerbaijan’s State Migration Service said in a news release over the weekend.

KYIV, Dec 16 – Cybersecurity is one of the most important priorities for the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine, Secretary of the NSDC Oleksiy Danilov said.