KYIV, April 9 – Kherson City Court, at the request of the Prosecutor's Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, has laid embargo on a Ukrainian vessel violating the procedure for entering and leaving the occupied peninsula, a yacht owned by MP Viktor Medvedchuk (the Opposition Platform - For Life faction).

KYIV, April 12 – President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he welcomes the signing of an intergovernmental agreement between Ukraine and Turkey on housing construction for Crimean Tatars, which will allow the construction of about 500 residential apartments, including for internally displaced persons.

WASHINGTON, April 12 – U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Russia needed to immediately “cease its aggressive military buildup” along Ukraine’s borders, the State Department said in a statement Monday.

KYIV, April 10 – Ukraine may find itself in ‘quite tough’ economic challenges if the government fails to secure lending from the International Monetary Fund, the National Bank of Ukraine said in a report.

KYIV, Apr 12 - The COVID-19 pandemic will delay the investigation into the downing of a Ukrainian international flight over Iran, after Canada asked Tehran to delay downloading data on the black boxes due to coronavirus travel restrictions, AFP reported.

KYIV, April 12 – Ukraine and Moldova agreed to boost trade and investment projects in order to accelerate both countries integration into the European Union, the presidential press service reported Thursday.

KYIV, April 12 - Ukraine’s central bank left its main interest rate at 17 percent on Thursday, as expected, but warned that an improving outlook for inflation could be undermined if the International Monetary Fund delays in disbursing loans, Reuters reported.

MOSCOW, April 12 – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson held his first directs talks with Russia’s president on Wednesday amid deepening tensions after U.S. missile strikes in Syria and Washington’s demands that Moscow abandon support for its main Middle East ally.

KIEV, April 11 – U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt and Kharkiv Regional Governor Ihor Rainin have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at expanding and deepening trade and investment ties, as well as developing cooperation in the field of science, technology, social and humanitarian spheres, according to the embassy.

KIEV, April 12 - Financial assistance to Ukraine from Western countries and organizations will be provided only after a new Cabinet is formed, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt told reporters in Kiev.