KYIV, Oct 28 – Swiss President Viola Amherd said on Monday that she favors reviewing the ban that currently prevents the re-export of Swiss weapons from another country to Ukraine because the embargo harms Switzerland's industry and security, SWI reported.

WASHINGTON, Oct 28 - The U.S. will not let Ukraine use American weapons for deep strike even if as North Korea joins Russia's war, the Pentagon said on Monday, Reuters reported Monday. NATO said North Korean military units have been deployed to the Kursk region in Russia.

KYIV, Oct 28 – Ukraine on Thursday defended its first ever deployment of a combat drone to strike pro-Russian rebel artillery in Donetsk region after Germany and France had expressed concerns over the escalation.

KYIV, Oct 25 – The introduction of exit capital tax in Ukraine could affect revenue of the national budget, and the ability of the country to service external liabilities.

KYIV, Oct. 26 - A Crimean dissident sentenced to 20 years in Russian prison has been awarded the European parliament’s prestigious Sakharov prize in a sharp criticism of Russia’s human rights record likely to provoke anger from the Kremlin.

ODESSA, Oct 28 - The Odessa city elections commission has declared incumbent Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov the winner in the mayoral elections, even though Odessa regional administration chief Mikheil Saakashvili had suggested earlier that Trukhanov and his main rival would have to run in a second round.

KIEV, Oct. 28 - The U.S. administration's decision to give $1 billion in loan guarantees to Ukraine is “a vote of confidence” the country will go ahead with reforms, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker said.

KIEV, Oct. 26 – Flights between Ukraine and Russia stopped at 00:00 on October 25.

Ukraine's Minister of Infrastructure Andriy Pyvovarsky said on the sidelines of the Ukrainian-German Business Forum in Berlin on October 23 that the sanctions imposed on Russian airlines which had violated the laws of Ukraine would come into force on October 25.

KIEV, Oct. 26 – Canada is interested in boosting cooperation with Ukraine in the defense industry, and the two sides are in talks about the development of bilateral military-technical cooperation, Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine Roman Waschuk said.

KIEV, Oct. 28 - Ukraine and Latvia will strengthen trading cooperation between the two countries in connection with the free trade area (FTA) between Ukraine and the European Union which enters into force on January 1, 2016, President Petro Poroshenko said.