KYIV, July 9 - The European Union and Ukraine have released a joint statement after their 20th summit, reaffirming strategic partnership towards a consolidation of political association and economic integration under the association agreement.

KYIV, July 11 – Kyiv has enough liquid chlorine for disinfection of drinking water and Ukraine is considering options to replace this solution, Director General of Kyivvodokanal Dmytro Novytsky has said.

KYIV, July 11 - The draft forecast of the economic and social development of Ukraine for 2019-2021, developed by the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, is based on the basic assumption of a smooth devaluation of the hryvnia, which is no more than 3.2% per year, to UAH 30.7 per U.S. dollar (plus or minus UAH 2) by the end of 2021.

KYIV, July 10 – Talks between Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the completion of the fourth review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program are likely to be slated for autumn, according to investment analysts.

BRUSSELS, June 11 - U.S. President Donald Trump launched a sharp public attack on Germany on Wednesday for supporting a Baltic Sea gas pipeline deal with Russia, saying Berlin had become “a captive to Russia” and he criticized it for failing to raise defense spending more, Reuters reported.

KIEV, July 10 - Ukraine on Monday asked NATO to start talks over potential membership, an important milestone as the country is battling the Russia-led insurgency and occupation in eastern regions.

KIEV, July 11 – President Petro Poroshenko called on the government to allocate major funds to the procurement and production of state-of-the-art weapons and military hardware for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

KIEV, July 11 – Ukraine will start collecting fingerprints and photos of foreign visitors coming to the country, President Petro Poroshenko’s press service said.

WASHINGTON, July 11 - Several US missile warships, over 800 sailors and a Navy SEALs team have arrived in the Black Sea to take part in the 12-day Sea Breeze 2017 naval exercise off Ukraine, which will include maritime forces from 16 countries.

KIEV, July 8 – Parliament has given first-reading approval to a bill amending the Tax Code regarding the minimization of the impact on administration of budget revenue (No. 4516). The bill was in the package of bills the adoption of which is required to receive a new tranche of $1.7 billion from the International Monetary Fund.