KIEV, Aug. 15 - Ukraine??™s economy expanded at a slower-then-expected pace in July, but the growth remained strong and had been mostly fueled by robust steel exports and emerging domestic demand, the government reported Tuesday.

KIEV, Aug. 15 - Natural gas talks between Russia and Ukraine were delayed by at least a week after Russia failed to confirm a preliminarily agreed-upon date for the negotiations, Energy and Fuel Minister Ivan Plachkov said Monday.

KIEV, Aug. 15 - Ukraine will continue its participation in a joint Ukrainian-Pakistani-Chinese project to produce the Al-Khaid tank, the base tank of the Pakistani army.

KIEV, Aug. 15 - In August-November the Cabinet of Ministers is planning to decide whether to apply to international financial organizations to borrow a total of $397 million and ?26 million.

KYIV, July 15 – The Ukrainian delegation led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy achieved important results during the NATO Summit in Washington for the strengthening of the country's defense capability, the Defense Ministry of Ukraine said in a press release on July 13 to sum up the summit results and present the list of military assistance announced by the allies.

KYIV, July 15 – Spain is transferring a new batch of military aid to Ukraine, which includes ten Leopard 2A4 battle tanks, several excavators and a significant number of anti-tank missiles, the Spanish Ministry of Defense said.

KYIV, July 15 – Russia often shells underground gas storage facilities (UGS) in western Ukraine, this poses a threat to neighboring countries to be left without gas during the heating season, it is in the interests of these countries to help Ukraine with their own air defense forces in protecting these gas storage facilities, shooting down Russian missiles over Ukrainian territory, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes.

KYIV, July 15 - Ukraine needs 25 Patriot air defense systems to fully defend its airspace and protect the entire country from Russian missile attacks, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, adding that he also wants Western partners to send more F-16 warplanes than those already pledged.

WASHINGTON, July 15 - President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed on Thursday that they will oppose any effort by Russia to use the contentious Nord Stream pipeline as a weapon against neighboring nations such as Ukraine, CNBC reported.

KYIV, July 15 - Russian and Ukrainian officials are holding talks on a major prisoner swap just days after their countries' presidents discussed the conflict in eastern Ukraine and a possible prisoner exchange in their first telephone call, RFE/RL reported.