KIEV, Feb. 8 – The completion of two reactors of Khmelnytsky nuclear power plant will not start soon, Energy and Coal Industry Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn said.

KIEV, Feb. 8 – The Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce has accepted the claims of PrivatBank (Dnipropetrovsk), the largest bank in Ukraine on the lost assets of around $1 billion due to the annexation of Crimea, PrivatBank Chairman Dmytro Dubilet said in an interview with Novoye Vremia.

KIEV, Feb. 8 - Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk believes the political crisis in Ukraine provides an opportunity to reset the relations in the Ukrainian administration for effective reforms.

KIEV, Feb. 8 - With ceasefire violations by Moscow-backed rebel forces spiking in eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin added more anxiety to the tense situation by ordering a large-scale “snap” military drill in the Russian region bordering Ukraine on Monday.

KIEV, Feb. 9 – The Cabinet of Ministers is not planning to carry out 'temporary nationalization' of deposits belonging to Ukrainian citizens, the Finance Ministry stated.

BRUSSELS, Feb. 9 - International donors are planning a conference in Kiev in April to raise at least $15 billion to help save Ukraine from bankruptcy and rebuild the country, a senior EU official said on Monday, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Feb. 9 - Ukraine's government will ask Parliament to meet Feb. 23-27 to discuss budget changes vital for the successful completion of talks with the International Monetary Fund, Interfax news agency quoted a deputy prime minister as saying on Monday.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 - U.S. President Barack Obama made clear he was some way from a decision on whether to arm Ukraine in its conflict against Russian-backed rebels, saying on Monday he still hoped for a diplomatic solution, Reuters reported.

BRUSSELS, Feb. 6 – Lithuanian Defense Minister Juozas Olekas has confirmed that Lithuania delivered weaponry to the Ukrainian army at its request.

KIEV, Feb. 6 - President Petro Poroshenko did not discuss Ukraine's federalization and non-aligned status at negotiations with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande on February 5, Ukrainian deputy presidential chief of staff Valery Chaly said.