Kyiv will have to improve its revenue collection and how efficiently it spends money, the European Commission said in a press release on May 20, if it wants to access more than $8 billion of the loan.
"(I)t would be fairer if within NATO, and particularly the European part of NATO, we could see other Allies also stepping up," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said.
A fire broke out at a fuel terminal in the southern Russian city of Novorossiysk overnight on May 23, local authorities and media channels reported.
"We continue to increase the rate at which Russian personnel are being eliminated," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Tulsi Gabbard said she is resigning to support her husband, who is battling "an extremely rare form of bone cancer."
Key developments on May 22: * Ukraine denies Russian claim that drone strike killed civilians in occupied Luhansk Oblast * Ukraine strikes Russia's Yaroslavl Oil Refinery 4 times in month, Zelensky confirms * Russia offers university admission boost for students who pass drone piloting exam * Russian attacks kill 5, injure 52 across Ukraine as Dnipro drone strike leaves dozens wounded Ukraine's General Staff on May 22 rejected Russian claims that an overnight Ukrainian drone strike killed
The Ukrainian General Staff called the Russian claim "misleading information," stressing that it strictly adheres to the international humanitarian law and strikes military infrastructure and facilities used for military purposes.
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Kyiv will have to improve its revenue collection and how efficiently it spends money, the European Commission said in a press release on May 20, if it wants to access more than $8 billion of the loan.
