KYIV, Sept 26 – The United States will participate in the initiative of the Group of Seven (G7) to provide Ukraine with a gratuitous loan of $50 billion, but the amount of their contribution will depend on changes to the EU sanctions regime against Russia, Bloomberg said, citing sources familiar with the discussions.

WASHINGTON, Sept 26 - With American support for Ukraine at a partisan crossroads, Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday slammed suggestions that Kyiv should cede territory for the sake of peace with Moscow as “dangerous and unacceptable.”

KYIV, Sept 25 – The governments of Ukraine and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly ensure the sustainability of the Ukrainian energy system, the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine has reported.

KYIV, Sept 25 – The modernized Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement was signed by President Vladimir Zelenskyy and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on September 23 during the visit of the Ukrainian head of state to Canada.

KYIV, Sept 26 – Germany plans to halve the federal aid allocated for states to cover the expenses of receiving and integrating refugees next year, the finance ministry said on Tuesday, as part of belt-tightening amid soaring inflation and economic slowdown, Reuters reported with reference to its own sources.

KYIV, Sept 26 - Ukraine’s military has said it is “clarifying” information received about the alleged assassination of Russian commander Viktor Sokolov, after Moscow released a video that appears to show him alive and well, CNN reported.

KYIV, Sept 26 - Ukrainian armor has broken through Russia’s main defensive line in the southeast for the first time and is making major advances toward the town of Verbove, a sign the counteroffensive is continuing to pick up the pace and could soon reach a breakthrough, The Hill reported.

KYIV, Sept 23 – President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the participants of the annual Forbes400 philanthropic summit to invest in Ukraine, which has many investment-attractive projects, and stressed that such investments serve peace, while business in Russia serves evil and aggression.

KYIV, Sept 26 - President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday the Ukrainian military is pushing efforts to take back “the entire territory of Ukraine,” and has drawn up plans to counter “new types of weapons” used by Russia. He did not elaborate.

KYIV, Sept 26 - A young man shot a Russian military officer at close range at an enlistment office Monday, an unusually bold attack reflecting resistance to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to mobilize hundreds of thousands of more men to wage war on Ukraine.