The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) expects the arrival of the mission of the International Monetary Fund in early 2018, as announced during a press conference with the Acting Governor of the NBU Yakiv Smoliy.

"We expect that the arrival of the mission could happen by the end of January, respectively, the revision of the program will be made in February-March, with a tranche possible in the second quarter," Smoliy stated.

At the same time, Smoliy noted that Ukraine will not receive money from …

Russian President Vladimir Putin is not against the United States of America joining the Normandy format of talks on settling the conflict in the Donbas along with Ukraine, Germany, France, and Russia, he stated at a press conference.

"The United States, in fact, is a full-fledged participant in the settlement process, regardless of whether it is within the framework of the Normandy format or not, the US is still very deeply involved and aware of events taking place there. Should they formally …

The Russian Foreign Ministry has criticized US and Canadian authorities for supplying weapons to Ukraine, and has urged them to think about "personal responsibility".

"Washington and Ottawa keep on distorting facts and accusing the Donbas militias of shelling actually conducted by Ukrainian troops... The feeling is growing that these attempts to shift responsibility are not accidental. Washington and Ottawa appear to be seeking a pretext to begin large-scale supplies of lethal weapons to …