KIEV, April 7 – If Ukraine is able to reduce corruption to the EU average, per capita GDP will exceed 50% of the EU average in 2040, compared to the current 20%.

KIEV, April 6 - The term of the fourth revision of the economic program of Ukraine within the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) mechanism depends on the progress of the country's authorities in the reforms, IMF spokesman Gerry Rice has stated.

KIEV, April 6 – National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov during a meeting with President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Paolo Alli discussed the need to continue the sanctions pressure on Russia until Crimea and Donbas return to Ukraine, the NSDC official website reported.

KIEV, April 6 – President Petro Poroshenko has said he expects a positive decision of the Council of the European Union in the coming weeks on granting a visa-free regime by the EU for Ukrainian citizens.

KIEV, April 6 - Restrictive measures against the Russian Federation will remain in force until Russia stops its aggressive actions towards Ukraine, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch said.

KIEV, April 6 - The National Corps party has declared its intention after April 10 to forcibly stop the activities of Russian banks in the territory of Ukraine.

KIEV, April 8 – The Ukrainian authorities are hoping that after the Eastern Partnership summit in Riga the European Union will recognize Kiev's prospects for European integration and will agree to cancel visa requirements starting January 1, 2016, President Petro Poroshenko said.

KIEV, April 9 - Ukraine, locked in conflict with Russian-backed separatists in its east, on Thursday drew up a new security doctrine denouncing Russia's "aggression" and setting its sights on joining the U.S.-led NATO military alliance, Reuters reported.

KIEV, April 7 - Japan has demanded that funds allocated to Ukraine under the Kyoto Protocol be returned, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Andriy Mokhnyk said.

BRATISLAVA, April 9 - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said the country was ready to take steps to enable reverse gas flows to Ukraine if its eastern neighbor meets financial obligations and contracts on Russian gas supplies to Slovakia, Reuters reported.