KIEV, Aug. 8 - A Ukrainian man is the tallest person in the world at 8 feet 5 inches, overshadowing a Chinese man who previously held the title, The Associated Press reported Wednesday citing Guinness World Records.

KIEV, Aug. 8 ??“ Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski on Tuesday invited his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych to visit Warsaw for talks to see whether Ukraine is committed to continue its pro-Western course.

KIEV, Aug. 8 ??“ Ukraine may seek to renegotiate some of its import/export duties that may delay for about a year the country??™s accession to the World Trade Organization, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych suggested Tuesday.

KIEV, Aug. 8 ??“ With the U.S. and the European Union scrambling for a response Monday after Iran restarted work at its nuclear facility, the nature of that response itself could have a major impact on the outcome of Ukraine's goal of energy diversification.

KIEV, Aug. 8 ??“ Ukraine will be taking drastic steps to improve aviation safety, including the possible revocation of licenses for air carriers that have failed to comply with regulations, Transportation Minister Yevhen Chervonenko said Monday.

KIEV, Aug. 8 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko has signed into law a bill adopted by Parliament amending Ukraine??™s insurance law as required for accession to the World Trade Organization.

KYIV, July 5 – Within the framework of the Drone Coalition, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be gradually supplied with another aid package in July - more than 2,500 combat drones of various types and characteristics worth EUR 4 million, the Latvian Ministry of Defense reports.

KYIV, July 5 – Romania will continue its efforts to increase the volume of Ukrainian grain passing through the Danube Corridor by increasing transport capacity and upgrading infrastructure, Romanian Foreign Minister Luminia Odobescu said.

KYIV, July 5 – The International Monetary Fund (IMF), following the fourth review of the EFF program for Ukraine, has updated the negative scenario, which retains the assumption of a more intense war that will last until the end of 2025: the fund has improved its GDP forecast for this year and at the same time worsened it to the next one.

KYIV, July 7 - A village in a border region of western Russia was evacuated Sunday following a series of explosions after a Ukrainian drone strike set fire to a nearby ammunition depot, officials said.