KYIV, July 5 - President Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree on reviving territory affected by the Chornobyl disaster and supporting liquidators who responded to the accident.

KIEV, July 8 – President Petro Poroshenko has issued a decree annulling a number of presidential orders related to Ukraine's European integration that were signed through 1996-2011.

According to the president's website, corresponding decree No. 398/2015 "On recognizing certain acts of Ukrainian presidents as void" was signed on Tuesday.

KIEV, Ukraine, July 8 - Ukraine's prime minister said the country must wean itself off foreign natural gas within 10 years, offering tax breaks as an incentive to private companies.

KIEV, July 7 – European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) President Gianni Buquicchio believes that the draft of amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine, which has been submitted for consideration by the parliament, maintains the current balance of powers between the president, the government, and the parliament.

KIEV, July 7 – President Petro Poroshenko said he hopes that Ukraine could provide hosting of EuroBasket 2017.

During the meeting with FIBA Europe President Turgay Demirel, the head of the state expressed gratitude for the position of FIBA to postpone the European Basketball Championship that was to be held in Ukraine in 2015 to the year 2017.

KIEV, July 8 - Ukraine on Tuesday dismissed as “political” comments made by Alexei Miller, the CEO of Gazprom, that the country’s debt for supplied natural gas had increased to $5.3 billion in June.

BRUSSELS, July 8 - Ukraine's deputy prime minister told international donors on Tuesday that a $17 billion International Monetary Fund bailout was "not enough" because of "unprecedented Russian-inspired aggression,” Reuters reported.

KIEV, July 8 - Ukraine's government kept up military pressure against pro-Russian rebels on Tuesday, threatening them with a "nasty surprise," while the militants said they were preparing to fight back after losing their main stronghold, Reuters reported.

PARIS, July 8 - France has granted asylum to a feminist activist who hacked down a Christian cross last year in Kiev with a chainsaw, Reuters reported Monday, citing the Ukrainian woman.

KIEV, July 8 – Billionaire Vadym Novinskiy, an ally of President Viktor Yanukovych, has won a seat in Parliament at a special election in Sevastopol on Sunday, according to preliminary data from the Central Election Commission on Monday.