KIEV, Dec. 9 ??“ Ukraine will face a major problem with financing social programs, including increased pensions for millions of retirees, if President Viktor Yushchenko vetoes the 2007 budget, the Finance Ministry warned Saturday.

KYIV, Nov 8 – The leaders of the European Union held a discussion on whether they could continue to support Ukraine’s military efforts if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump decides to end such support, Bloomberg said on Friday, citing its own sources.

KYIV, Nov 10 - A massive drone strike rattled Moscow and its suburbs overnight into Sunday, injuring several people and temporarily halting traffic at some of Russia’s busiest airports, officials reported. Meanwhile, a huge nighttime wave of Russian drones targeted Ukraine.

KYIV, Nov 9 – The U.S. State Department has appointed former U.S. Ambassador to the country Geoffrey Pyatte as the coordinator of assistance to Ukraine in repairing, maintaining and strengthening its energy sector after massive Russian airstrikes.

KYIV, Nov 9 – Ukraine security service SBU has detained an alleged head of a notorious illegal prison set up in Russia-controlled Donetsk that was involved in torture and murder of Ukrainian servicemen.

WASHINGTON, Nov 10 - The Biden administration is stepping up pressure on Russia over a buildup of troops along its frontier with Ukraine, The Associated Press reported.

KYIV, Nov 10 – Ukraine has asked the International Monetary Fund to send a team to the country as soon as possible to check reforms and to resume lending, Kyrylo Shevchenko, the governor of the National Bank of Ukraine, said.

KYIV, Nov 7 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has outlined some priority areas of financing stipulated in the national budget of Ukraine for 2020.

KYIV, Nov. 9 - Ukraine's army and Kremlin-backed separatists on Saturday started the last phase of a troop pullback in the war-torn east in a key step towards a high-stakes summit with Russia.

KIEV, Nov. 10 - The European Commission violated the provisions of the association agreement with Ukraine when making decision on the OPAL pipeline, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry stated.