KYIV, Jan 7 - Ukraine’s president praised the United States for including tank-killing armored vehicles in its latest multibillion-dollar package of military aid, saying they are “exactly what is needed” for Ukrainian troops locked in combat against Russian forces, even as both sides celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Saturday.

KYIV, Jan 3 – On January 1-2, 2020, in certain hours of the off-peak period power surplus amounted to more than 3,000 MW at an average daily air temperature of +1.3°C, national energy company Ukrenergo has reported.

KYIV, Jan 8 – The initial assessment of Western intelligence agencies is that a Ukrainian airliner which crashed in Iran on Wednesday was not brought down by a missile, Reuters reported citing a Canadian security source.

KYIV, Jan 4 – Ukraine's Economic Development and Trade Ministry attracted $953.2 million of international technical assistance, which is 50% more than in 2017.

KIEV, Dec. 31 – President Viktor Yanukovych has signed a law on the reduction of income tax for 2014 from 19% to 18% instead of the previously foreseen 16% stipulated in the Tax Code, and lowering value added tax (VAT) from 20% to 17%.

KIEV, Jan. 8 – Protesters on Wednesday pledged to step up pressure on the government following a week of relative calm caused by the New Year and Orthodox Christmas holidays, signaling a new round of escalation ahead.

KIEV, Jan. 2 – Starting on January 1, 2013, Ukraine assumes the chairmanship of the 57-member Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

KIEV, Jan. 4 – Kiev and Moscow are engaged in a diplomatic row following a Russian foreign ministry statement disparaging Ukraine’s attempt to juggle relations between the EU and Customs Union.

KIEV, Jan. 8 – Jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Tuesday said she will boycott prosecutors and physically fight prison staff in an attempt to disrupt the “regime” of President Viktor Yanukovych.

The announcement may raise attention to a problem of politically motivated persecution in Ukraine and may potentially further worsen the country’s ties with the U.S. and the European Union.

KIEV, Dec. 29 - The refunding of defaulted deposits in Ukraine in 2008 will affect around 10 million Soviet-era depositors and owners of Soviet-era securities, according to an explanatory note to the 2008 national budget approved by Parliament on Dec. 28.