Ukrainian finance minister to chair World Bank, IMF Board of Governors in 2023
Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko’s unanimous election is the first since Ukraine’s 30-year membership in the World Bank and the IMF.
Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko’s unanimous election is the first since Ukraine’s 30-year membership in the World Bank and the IMF.





Kateryna Kotsar, a Ukrainian freestyle skier, said on Feb. 10 that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) barred her from using a custom helmet with the inscription "Be Brave like Ukrainians" at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
A Russian drone attack on Zaporizhzhia late on Feb. 10 left over 11,000 subscribers without electricity in the city, local officials reported.
A Russian strike on Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv Oblast, killed four people, including three toddlers, and injured two others, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported overnight Feb. 11.
Ukrainian drones targeted Russia's Volgograd oil refinery overnight Feb. 11, setting the site ablaze, local media reported.
"It is clear that EU integration can contribute to our common objective: securing peace and prosperity for Ukraine," a European Commission spokesperson said.
Three European nations — Norway, Germany, and the Netherlands — have contributed the most to the program, the ambassador added.
Russian lawmaker Andrei Svintsov said Telegram may face restrictions because it "does not fully comply with the requirements" of Russian law.
"We stand with Ukraine as neighbours and friends," Moldovan Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu said upon arrival.
"Kyiv today is in a state of multidimensional crisis — managerial, infrastructural, and communicational," an open letter reads.