KYIV, March 28 – The imposition of an embargo on oil and gas exports from Russia by Western countries should not be tied to its use of chemical weapons in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with British magazine The Economist.

KYIV, March 28 – The Defense Council of Poltava region has adopted a set of decisions to conduct a sowing campaign in wartime conditions, head of Poltava Regional Military Administration Dmytro Lunin has said on his Telegram channel.

KYIV, March 28 – President Volodymyr Zelensky said that a popular referendum would make it possible to amend the Constitution on the neutral status of Ukraine in a few months, which is faster than the parliamentary procedure for constitutional amendments.

KYIV, March 28 - Ukraine calls on the Security Council of the United Nations (UN) to immediately take measures to demilitarize the exclusion zone of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant and introduce a special UN mission to eliminate the risk of nuclear disaster, a Ukrainian official said.

WASHINGTON, March 29 - The Pentagon on Tuesday clarified that U.S. troops in Poland were "liaising" with Ukrainian forces as they hand over weapons to them, but were not training "in the classic sense" following remarks from President Joe Biden on the matter, Reuters reported.

KYIV, March 29 - Russian military said Tuesday that it had "drastically" reduced its activity near the Ukraine capital of Kyiv and the northern city of Chernihiv as talks with Ukraine aimed at ending the war entered the “practical” stage, USA Today reported.

KYIV, March 26 – The United Nations said Ukraine will probably need to accept a plan that will cost $165 million to fight coronavirus by providing health care for at least 21 million people that may be affected by the pandemic.

KYIV, March 29 - Ukraine’s Parliament has scheduled an extraordinary session for the afternoon of Monday to adopt legislation that would protect the eastern European country during the COVID-19 pandemic, RFE/RL reported.

KYIV, March 29 - Deputy Foreign Minister for European Integration Olena Zerkal believes the treaty on friendship, cooperation and partnership with Russia must be terminated. It is necessary to talk about a new treaty, she said.

KYIV, March 29 – Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin will pay an official visit to Turkey from March 29 to March 31 within the framework of which the sixth meeting of the Joint Strategic Planning Group will be held under the chairmanship of Ukrainian and Turkish foreign ministers.