KIEV, Nov. 10 - Deputy Foreign Minister for European Integration Olena Zerkal and head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine Hugues Mingarelli at a meeting on Wednesday discussed the prospect of a speedy introduction of a visa-free regime for Ukrainians, as well as cooperation in the energy sector.

KIEV, Nov. 10 – Tensions between Ukraine and Russia rose on Thursday after Russian security authorities announced they had detained a group of alleged Ukrainian saboteurs planning attacks in Crimea.

KIEV, Nov. 9 – The situation on foreign markets following the victory of Republican candidate Donald Trump will not have a big impact on Ukraine's currency market, the National Bank of Ukraine stated.

KIEV, Nov. 9 - A number of lawmakers from the Poroshenko Bloc parliamentary faction have tabled a bill in parliament to amend Article 282 of the Customs Code concerning exemption of defense products from customs duties.

KIEV, Nov. 9 – President Petro Poroshenko has thanked the EU Council for the introduction of personal sanctions against members of the State Duma of the Russian Federation elected from the illegally annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol.

KIEV, Nov. 9 – Kiev needs to start establishing relations with potential key members of Donald Trump's administration during the transition period before the formation of the new administration, diplomat, MP from the Batkivschyna parliamentary faction and chairman of the parliament committee for human rights, national minorities and multicultural relations Hryhoriy Nemyria said.

KIEV, Nov. 9 – Ukraine's current tax laws will result in the budget losing UAH 68 billion in 2016 and the country could also lose the Extended Fund Facility program of the International Monetary Fund, Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko said.

KIEV, Nov. 10 - Ukraine's parliament failed for the second time Tuesday to adopt a ban on anti-gay discrimination in the workplace, though it did vote in five other laws needed to secure visa-free travel to most EU nations, AFP reported.

BEIJING, Nov. 10 - U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke briefly on the sidelines of APEC summit events on Monday night but did not delve into the issues that divide their two countries, according to U.S. and Russian officials, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Nov. 10 - Ukraine's currency lost nearly 5 percent of its value on Monday after a weekend that saw the heaviest shelling in a month hit the main rebel stronghold in the east and signs that Moscow had dispatched troops and tanks to reinforce separatists, Reuters reported.