WASHINGTON, Nov 28 - European countries should step up support for Ukraine in connection with the incident in the Kerch Strait, introducing more effective sanctions against Russia, U.S. State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert has said.

MOSCOW, Nov 28 - President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday shrugged off a threat from U.S. President Donald Trump to cancel a meeting with him due to Moscow's seizure of three Ukrainian navy ships, and accused Ukraine's president of orchestrating the crisis, Reuters reported.

KYIV, Nov 24 – The annulment of visa regime for Ukrainians to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced by the Ukrainian president would increase the number of tourists visiting the UAE at least 50%, Director of the culture and tourism department's office of Abu-Dhabi in Russia and CIS Edward Grigoriev has told Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, Nov 24 – President Petro Poroshenko has announced reaching an agreement on the European Union macro-financial assistance program for Ukraine for 2018-2019.

TALLINN , Nov. 28 - Ukraine may join NATO in four years, Chief of General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Army General Viktor Muzhenko said in Tallinn on Friday.

KIEV, Nov. 28 - A rally organized by the ex-head of the Odessa regional administration, Mikheil Saakashvili, took place near the monument to Viacheslav Chornovil on the corner of Hrushevsky Street and Museum Lane in central Kiev on Sunday.

KIEV, Nov. 28 - Ukraine's former president Viktor Yanukovych on Monday blamed armed nationalist radicals for fomenting violence in the 2014 Maidan protests that led to scores of protesters being killed and ultimately prompted him to flee into exile, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Nov. 25 – President Petro Poroshenko and a delegation of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development lead by EBRD President Suma Chakrabarti discussed support to Ukraine and the need for reforms.

KIEV, Nov. 26 – President Petro Poroshenko during a meeting with Swedish Foreign Affairs Minister Margot Wallstrom thanked the people of Sweden for their support and solidarity with the people of Ukraine.

OTTAWA, Nov. 26 - Ukraine's Ambassador to Canada Vadym Prystaiko has said he is optimistic about the settlement of the issue of the simplification of the visa regime for Ukrainians traveling to Canada.