WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 – Rex Tillerson, the former Exxon Mobil CEO who is likely to be the next U.S. Secretary of State, suggested Wednesday he was in favor of arming Ukraine in its conflict with Russia, adding that the Obama administration lacked leadership among its European allies.

KIEV, Jan. 11 - Many major Japanese companies after Euromaidan (2014) have been actively conducting economic activities in Ukraine, which is a signal to the rest of the business world to invest in Ukraine, Japanese Ambassador to Kiev Shigeki Sumi said during a meeting with President Petro Poroshenko.

KIEV, Jan. 12 – Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin is making the first in the history of bilateral relations visit to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar on January 11-13, 2017.

KIEV, Jan. 12 - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will fly to Kiev on Sunday on a farewell visit by one of Ukraine's strongest political supporters, as the country looks forward with apprehension to the new administration of Donald Trump, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Jan. 6 - Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk held telephone conversations with his counterparts from Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan regarding Ukrainian cargo transit via Russia.

KIEV, Jan. 11 – U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance Frank A. Rose will visit Kiev through January 18-20 as a part of the January visit to European and Baltic States.

KIEV. Jan 11 - Coca-Cola has officially apologized to Ukraine about the publication by its Russian office of a map showing Crimea as part of Russia.

KIEV, Jan. 11 - Hackers likely caused a Dec. 23 electricity outage in Ukraine by remotely switching breakers to cut power, after installing malware to prevent technicians from detecting the attack, according to a report analyzing how the incident unfolded, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Jan. 8 – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk met on Wednesday evening in Berlin with representatives of leading industrial and financial institutions present in Ukraine or interested in investing there, the Cabinet of Ministers reported.

KIEV, Jan. 8 - An IMF team resumed talks in Kiev on Thursday that Ukraine's government hopes will lead to a bigger aid program, as billionaire financier George Soros urged the West to step up funding to the country, Reuters reported.