Commercial banks in Ukraine reported a net profit of $393.3 million in the first quarter of 2021, 32 percent less than in the same period last year when net profit was $577.3 million, the country's central bank said.

Moscow, according to Kyiv, is menacing NATO ships in the Black Sea

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, met with derision in his attempts to discuss the conflict in separatist-held Donbass with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, has launched new overtures to shore up support in the West in the light of Russia’s buildup of troops and weaponry on his country’s borders.