KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin said on Tuesday he had resigned to take responsibility for a scandal in which dozens of officials are alleged to have abused their position to receive disability status and avoid military service.

Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin looks on during a press conference on the outcomes of the National Security Advisers' (NSA) meeting on the 10 principles for lasting peace in Ukraine, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF),

The U.N. Population Fund says Ukraine's population has shrunk by more than 20% since Russian troops first invaded a decade ago.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Ukraine's population has declined by 10 million, or around a quarter, since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion as a result of refugees leaving, collapsing fertility and war deaths, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

According to the UN, the Ukrainian population plummeted by 10 million, or around 25%, since Russia's full-scale invasion began. This was caused by the departure of citizens overseas, a drop in the birth rate,

Ukraine sees joining NATO as a vital security guarantee to protect it from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plans to take over the country.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he hopes for positive signals on Ukraine joining NATO after next month's US elections and that the vote could pave the way for peace talks

Talking to journalists, Zelensky did not rule out that "some partners" may think about Ukraine's membership in NATO in exchange for the occupied territories. "We are not discussing this," he said.