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.

KYIV, Aug 27 - President Petro Poroshenko emphasized the importance and growth of economic cooperation with the United States.

"Our turnover has increased by 70% over a little more than a year. No country in the world demonstrates such growth.

KYIV, Aug 27 - President Petro Poroshenko believes that rapprochement with the European Union and strengthening of Ukraine's economic independence will not allow the Russian Federation to blackmail it.

KYIV, Aug. 27 - Ukraine said two of its soldiers have been killed and six others wounded in clashes with Russia-backed separatists in the country’s east, RFE/RL reported.

The Defense Ministry said on August 27 that the fighting also left three separatists dead and seven wounded.

KYIV, Aug. 28 – Ukraine seeks to acquire an air defense system from the U.S. in a deal that may be worth over $2.25 billion, Valeriy Chaly, the Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S., said Tuesday.

The deal was discussed earlier this year between President Petro Poroshenko and U.S. President Donald Trump, and most recently with U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton during his trip to Kyiv.

BERLIN, Aug. 28 — The leaders of Germany and France said Monday that despite renewed efforts to bring about a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine, the situation “has not significantly improved,” The Associated Press reported.