KYIV, Feb 13 – Ukraine's economic freedom score is 51.9 out of 100, making its economy the 150th freest in the 2018 Index among 180 countries in the ranking, according to the annual research of The Heritage Foundation.

KYIV, Feb. 13 - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the United States urged Hungary and Ukraine to resolve their differences over Ukraine's new minority language law, which prompted Hungary to block a NATO ministers' meeting with Ukraine this week.

KIEV, Feb. 13 – Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said that Ukraine could meet the standards required to submit an application to join the European Union in 10 years.

KIEV, Feb. 13 – Ukraine’s energy ministry Monday called on the government to declare a state of emergency in the energy sector after coal supplies from territories controlled by pro-Russian separatists were blocked by activists.

KIEV, Feb. 10 - The number of supporters of visa and customs restrictions with Russia declined in Ukraine to 45% in December from 49% in September 2016, according to surveys conducted simultaneously by the Kiev International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) and Russia's Levada Center.

KIEV, Feb. 13 – President Petro Poroshenko met with Slovenian President Borut Pahor, who came to Ukraine as part of his international tour after visiting Berlin and Moscow, the Ukrainian government's press service reported on Sunday.

MOSCOW, Feb. 13 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday blasted the West for meddling in Ukraine, saying that Europe's relations with Russia were facing the "moment of truth" over the crisis.

KIEV, Feb. 13 - President Viktor Yanukovych is urging authorities to investigate the murder of a judge who placed two anti-government protesters under house arrest, Reuters reported Thursday.

KIEV, Feb. 13 - Growing fears of a default pushed Ukraine's debt-insurance costs to four-year highs on Thursday increasing downward pressure on the country’s currency, the hryvnia.

KIEV, Feb. 13 - Part of a roof structure next to the damaged nuclear reactor at Chernobyl power plant has collapsed, but caused no injuries and no increase in radiation levels, the authorities reported Wednesday.