KYIV, Dec 7 – President Petro Poroshenko asked lawmakers to remove the bill on the establishment of the Anti-Corruption Court in the country from the parliament's agenda and warned that otherwise he will have to submit his own version of the legislative initiative to Parliament.

VIENNA, Dec. 7 - The gulf between the United States and Russia showed no signs of narrowing Thursday, as top diplomats from the two countries faced off over a proposed U.N. peacekeeping force in Ukraine.

KIEV. Dec. 6 – Kiev authorities seek to spend UAH 10.5 billion from the budget and other sources in 2016-2018 to build the Podilsko-Vyhurivska line of Kiev Metropoliten. The total cost of construction by 2025 will reach UAH 31.6 billion.

KIEV, Dec. 7 – Kiev authorities seek to find around UAH 23 billion to modernize the overland transport network and infrastructure and similar programs by 2019.

KIEV, Dec. 7 – The government of Canada will provide $8.1 million in financial assistance for the development of the National Police of Ukraine in 2017 through the international technical assistance project, which is currently being registered, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry reported.

BRUSSELS, Dec. 7 - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is urging Western allies to maintain diplomatic pressure and sanctions on Russia until it respects the peace agreement in Ukraine, The Associated Press reported.

KIEV, Dec. 7 – Ukraine will increase spending on development of armaments and military equipment in 2016, President Petro Poroshenko said.

KIEV, Dec. 7 - The Right Sector movement said they prevented an attempt by energy workers to resume power supply via one of the power lines leading to Crimea last night.

KIEV, Dec. 7 - President Petro Poroshenko expressed hope that electric power supplies to the Russian internal Republic of Crimea will be restored in the near future.

BRUSSELS, Dec. 7 - The European Union and Ukraine say they will introduce a free-trade pact next month as planned despite Russia's threat to take retaliatory trade action if its concerns aren't addressed.