LVIV, May 30 – Philip Morris Ukraine is considering resuming cigarette exports from Ukraine, particularly to geographically close countries, CEO Maksym Barabash announced during a roundtable discussion titled "Key Issues of Ukraine's Economic Recovery and the Role of Government and Business Structures in the Process" held at the company's new production facility in Lviv region. | More

KYIV, May 30 – More than 2,000 hectares of agricultural land have been returned to use under Ukraine's state program to reimburse demining costs, the Ministry of Economy reported. | More

KYIV, May 29 - Russian President Vladimir Putin has amassed some 50,000 troops on Ukraine’s northern border despite a united push by the U.S. and Ukraine to get Moscow to enter into "meaningful" ceasefire negotiations, FOX News reported. | More

KYIV, May 29 – International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Ukrainian authorities have reached staff level agreement (SLA) on the Eighth Review of the four-year, $15.5 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement. Subject to approval by the IMF Executive Board, Ukraine would have access to about $0.5 billion (SDR 0.37 billion), bringing total disbursements under the program to $10.65 billion. | More

KYIV, May 29 – The Russian-occupied Zaporizhia NPP, a 6-GW nuclear power plant, has been on a single 750 kV power line since May 7 after the last backup 330 kV line was damaged, and it is unclear when it will be restored, although previously external power supplies were restored within a day, said Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency. | More

KYIV, May 29 – The DiXi Group, a Ukrainian think tank focused on energy and climate policy, has developed three indicative scenarios for the upcoming summer season that project electricity shortfalls ranging from zero to nearly 3 GW – equivalent to 10–20% of demand. This was announced by Olena Lapenko, General Manager for Security and Resilience at DiXi Group. | More

KYIV, May 22 – State customers have purchased 50,000 drones for over UAH 6 billion in two years through the ProZorro Market e-catalogue, they managed to save UAH 300 million, the Ministry of Economy press service said on Thursday. | More

KYIV, May 22 - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned Thursday that efforts to reach a ceasefire in Ukraine remain in their early stages and could take months, despite mounting diplomatic momentum in recent weeks. | More

KYIV, May 22 – Ukraine is forced to maintain military spending at a high level due to Russian aggression, which is creating a significant state budget deficit, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said at a meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors of the G7 member countries, the leadership of the IMF and the World Bank, the European Commission and the OECD, and called for a systemic and long-term solution, which could be partial financing of the Ukrainian army by partners as part of its integration into the European security system. | More

KYIV, May 22 – G7 finance ministers have agreed to continue supporting Ukraine in its defense against Russian invasion, but failed to agree on a joint statement, Bloomberg reports. | More