KYIV, Feb 5 - Ukraine's international reserves as of February 1 fell to $28.821 billion (equivalent), which is $279 million less than at the beginning of January this year, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) said.

KIEV, Feb. 7 – Prime Ministers of GUAM (Organization for Democracy and Economic Development) participating countries will meet in Kiev on February 27, Ukrainian ambassador to Azerbaijan Oleksandr Mischenko said.

KIEV, Feb. 8 – Ukraine and Azerbaijan will discuss the current content and prospects of enhancing bilateral military and technical cooperation in the framework of the scheduled February 13-16 third meeting in Baku of the Ukrainian-Azerbaijani intergovernmental commission on military and technical cooperation, a source in the defense sector told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, Feb. 7 – President Petro Poroshenko and President of the Swiss Confederation Doris Leuthard have had a telephone conversation to discuss prospects for enhancing cooperation between the two countries, in particular, ways to accelerate the return of stolen funds to Ukraine.

KIEV, Feb. 8 – Neither Ukraine nor the rebel forces in the eastern regions are capable of launching a major offensive to capture new territory, Stratfor, a private U.S. intelligence firm, said Wednesday.

BRUSSELS, Feb. 4 – The prerequisite for the removal of the EU sanctions from Russia is the restoration of Ukrainian control over Crimea, the European Parliament said in a resolution it adopted at its plenary session in Strasbourg on Thursday.

KIEV, Feb. 4 - The International Monetary Fund is concerned about the decision of Aivaras Abromavicius to resign from the post of Minister of Economic Development and Trade, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said.

KIEV, Feb. 4 – The U.S. Department of State said it highly appreciates the achievements of Ukrainian Economic Development and Trade Minister Aivaras Abromavicius and hope that the country would successfully continue reforms if he resigns.

KIEV, Feb. 5 – The worsening of the political situation in the country, delay in reforms and retaining of corruption threaten to further worsen Ukraine's economic situation and destroy the trust of international donors, according to the statements of the European Business Association (EBA) and the Ukrainian League of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (ULIE) issued on Thursday in response to the resignation of Economic Development and Trade Minister Aivaras Abromavicius.

KIEV, Feb. 4 – Odessa Governor Mikheil Saakashvili, commenting on Economic Development and Trade Minister Aivaras Abromavicius' resignation, said that he pinned his hopes on a new government and premier.