KIEV, April 13 - The European Commission is concerned that political crisis in Ukraine may slow that country's entry into WTO, and hinder talks on a new Ukrainian-EU agreement, Interfax reported citing an EU official.

KYIV, March 13 – Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration and Minister of Justice, Olha Stefanishyna, has stated that the agreement with the United States does not entail the transfer of rights to natural resources or any property rights, and therefore does not require consideration through a nationwide referendum.

KYIV, March 13 – Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi expressed serious concerns about nuclear safety in Ukraine, in particular due to the recent drone attacks on the Shelter facility in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone and explosions at the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), according to a statement published on the official website of the agency on Thursday.

KYIV, March 13 – Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen and Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov held a bilateral meeting on Thursday, during which the 28th package of military aid to Ukraine worth EUR 200 million was announced, in addition, the ministers signed a Memorandum of Understanding on defense cooperation between the defense departments of the two countries, the press service of the Finnish Defense Ministry reports.

KYIV, March 13 – Ukraine is ready to ratify the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Turkey, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in Kyiv on Thursday during a meeting with a broad delegation of Turkish business and government representatives.

KYIV, March 13 - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday set out a number of tough conditions for any ceasefire in Ukraine, adding that “questions” remained about the nature of a truce.

KYIV, March 15 – The Supreme Court of the UK has ruled in a case on the recovery of Ukraine's debt on bonds with a nominal value of $3 billion, which was denied to a company representing the interests of Russia in making a summary judgement in the case, the court said on Twitter on Wednesday.

KYIV, March 15 – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, volunteer Serhiy Prytula and adviser to the head of the President’s Office Mykhailo Podoliak are leading in the ranking of politicians and public figures trusted by Ukrainians, according to the results of a survey conducted by the sociological service of the Razumkov Center from February 22 to March 1, 2023 within the framework of the MATRA Program project funded by the Embassy of the Netherlands in Ukraine.

KYIV, March 15 – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Gavin Gray notes progress following policy discussions with the Ukrainian authorities in Warsaw on March 8-15 on a possible new program supported by the fund but notes the need to continue them in the coming days.

KYIV, March 15 - Ukrainian troops on Wednesday defended positions in Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine amid a relentless push by Russian forces to capture a city that has been turned into a wasteland by seven months of fighting.