KIEV, Sept. 28 - Ukraine plans to complete construction of the first part of Dnister Hydro Power Plant, an important asset in boosting electricity exports, before the end of 2007, an official said Wednesday.

KYIV, Aug 25 – The negotiation process with Russia to end the war won’t benefit both Ukraine and Europe, since any temporary truce will mean continued aggression by the Russian Federation in the future, said Mykhailo Podoliak, adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine in an interview with the German publication Bild.

PARIS, Aug 26 – The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said Friday it was possible to establish a permanent presence of the agency at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant (NPP).

KYIV, Aug 26 – There is no intermediate position regarding support for Ukraine, Italy has decided to be on the side of freedom, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said.

KYIV, Aug 28 - Russia’s attack on a Ukrainian train station that killed more than 20 people this week is the latest in a series of strikes on the country’s railway system that some international legal scholars say may be war crimes.

KYIV, Aug 26 - Russia late Friday blocked agreement on the final document of a four-week review of the U.N. treaty considered the cornerstone of nuclear disarmament which criticized its military takeover of Europe’s largest nuclear plant soon after Russian troops invaded Ukraine, an act that has raised fears of a nuclear disaster.

KYIV, Aug 27 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a meeting with World Bank President David Malpass has confirmed his intention to carry out land reform, complete the unbundling of Naftogaz, demonopolize the economy and state-owned enterprises, and respect the independence of the National Bank.

KYIV, Aug. 28 - A court in Ukraine ordered jailed Russian journalist Kirill Vyshinskiy to be freed on bail and released from custody, as Moscow and Kyiv hold behind-the-scenes talks on a possible prisoner swap, Reuters reported.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 - The Trump administration is slow-walking $250 million in military assistance to Ukraine, annoying U.S. lawmakers and advocates who argue the funding is critical to keeping Russia at bay, Politico reported Wednesday.

KYIV, Aug 27 - President Petro Poroshenko intends to call on European Union countries to take efforts to restore certain populated localities in Donetsk and Luhansk regions under their patronage.