Ukraine says its new program with the International Monetary Fund will be discussed in the coming weeks without any so-called “prior actions” such as tax changes Kyiv should have taken this month.

Ukraine faced another large-scale Russian air strike following President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s comments that Moscow will turn down a US-brokered ceasefire on attacks against energy infrastructure.

Ukraine is seeking to soften an unpopular tax bill demanded by the International Monetary Fund as a condition to unlock more than $8 billion under a financing program, according to people familiar with the matter.

With the temperature plunging and blackouts persisting, Europe worries how long Ukraine can hold out.  

Power was gradually being restored in Ukraine’s capital on Saturday after widespread outages from what were termed “technical issues” across the nation’s power grid that spilled over to Moldova as well.

The Kremlin confirmed that Donald Trump asked Vladimir Putin to halt Russian strikes on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, though it said the agreement is set to expire on Sunday.

Ukraine’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate, ending almost a year of steady borrowing costs after an infusion of foreign aid and easing inflation shored up the country’s war-battered economy.

Ukraine’s military is working to replace Chinese-made drones with domestically produced models to cut the war-ravaged nation’s dependence on imports and sanctioned supply lines, the newly appointed defense minister said.

Ukrainian authorities are pressing ahead with a tax on self-employed entrepreneurs, one of the most contentious policies demanded by the International Monetary Fund to unlock more than $8 billion in wartime financing.

In the wake of a damaging corruption scandal, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is increasingly reaching out to potential political rivals as the prospect of an election becomes more likely.

In the wake of a damaging corruption scandal, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is increasingly reaching out to potential political rivals as the prospect of an election becomes more likely.

As President Zelenskiy declares an energy emergency, citizens seek out heat where they can. 

Ukrainian Railways is “temporarily” suspending coupon payments on its dollar bonds due in 2026 and 2028 as Russia’s nearly four-year full-scale invasion ravages its finances.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked Ukraine’s head of military intelligence to become his chief of staff, filling one of the country’s most influential positions after Andriy Yermak stepped down amid a corruption scandal.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he plans to meet his US counterpart Donald Trump “in the coming days,” signaling optimism about reaching a peace deal to end Russia’s almost four-year war.

Ukraine and the US remain split primarily on territorial issues in talks on a peace plan to end Russia’s war, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.

Ukraine restructured its growth-linked debt into conventional bonds, ditching an instrument that would be “toxic” in a post-war recovery scenario, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said.

Ukraine restructured its growth-linked debt into conventional bonds, ditching an instrument that would be “toxic” in a post-war recovery scenario, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said.

Ukraine’s parliament has passed the 2026 state budget, a key step toward securing a new loan from the International Monetary Fund.

Ukraine started a process to exchange securities linked to economic growth into bonds as it seeks to restructure the terms of $3.2 billion in debt after another round of talks with a group of private creditors.