KIEV, Sept. 6 – New Ambassador of Norway to Ukraine Ole Terje Horpestad has presented copies of his credentials to Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine – Chief of Staff of the Ministry Vadym Prystaiko.

KIEV, Sept. 6 – Ukraine's Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak and newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch during a meeting on Tuesday discussed army reforms and U.S. support.

KIEV, Sept. 6 – Ukraine's Infrastructure Ministry intends to start building the Lviv-Kherson highway in 2017 if the required funds are available, Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan said.

KIEV, Sept. 6 – The Ukrainian government has managed to achieve economic stabilization and now its task is to renew economic growth and increase incomes of Ukrainians, President Petro Poroshenko said.

KIEV, Sept. 8 - The International Monetary Fund will consider the issue of granting Ukraine the next tranche on September 14.

KIEV, Sept. 8 - The Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech and Information has demanded a swift investigation of the events related to the arson of the building with an office of the National Information Systems company, which produces news programs for Inter TV Channel.

KIEV, Sept. 8 - Ukraine's central bank said on Thursday that a new aid installment from the International Monetary Fund would reduce volatility in the currency market and underpin reforms that are key to putting Ukraine on a path of sustainable economic growth, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Sept. 8 – The European Parliament will send monitors to observe the local elections in Ukraine on October 25, head of EU Delegation to Ukraine Jan Tombinski said Monday.

KIEV, Sept. 8 – The Individuals' Deposit Guarantee Fund has asked the government to provide an additional UAH 20 billion to ensure payments to depositors of banks where temporary administration has been introduced or those that are being liquidated, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said.

KIEV, Sept. 8 - Ukraine still faces the threat of a full-scale Russian military attack despite several days of relative calm on the front-lines of the east where government forces confront Russian-backed separatists, President Petro Poroshenko said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.