KIEV, July 7 - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned on Thursday that the Minsk peace deal on Ukraine was doomed to fail unless "real security" was restored in eastern Ukraine where government forces are pitted against Russian-backed separatists, Reuters reported.

KIEV, July 6 – Naftogaz CEO Andriy Kobolev expects the next round of the trilateral gas talks involving Ukraine, Russia and the European Union will be held in July and stresses the need to agree on a new "winter package" by the end of September.

KIEV, July 7 – Ukraine's Economic Development and Trade Ministry says it supports the abolition of the license fee for wholesale trade in beer for small-sized private breweries and says it should be applied to large-scale beer producers only.

KIEV, July 7 - Ukraine has confirmed its consent to a new 'winter' package for the 2015/2016 heating season based on a trilateral protocol between Ukraine, Russia and the European Union and a supplement to the gas contract between NJSC Naftogaz Ukrainy and Russia's OAO Gazprom, similar to the 2014/2015 'winter' package, and guarantees transit of Russian gas to Europe if the deal is made, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said.

KIEV, July 7 – President Petro Poroshenko is currently meeting with Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev, who is on an official visit to Ukraine.

"The head of state expressed his gratitude to his Bulgarian colleague for reliable and constant support for Ukraine, which defends its independence and sovereignty," the president's press service reported.

KIEV, July 7 – Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk has criticized the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry for its failure to submit the country's energy generation and consumption balance for 2015 to the government on time.

KIEV, July 7 – Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk has insisted on the creation of a vertically integrated oil company on the basis of oil producer Ukrnafta, oil transportation system operator Ukrtransnafta, and oil refinery Ukrtatnafta, which operates Kremenchuk oil refinery.

KIEV, July 7 – Kiev said Tuesday that Russia had cut off electricity to Ukraine's rebel-run regions in what appears to be another sign that Moscow is losing interest in plans to splinter its neighbor, AFP reported.

LONDON, July 7 – The National Bank of Ukraine is fulfilling all of the criteria under the Stand-By Arrangement signed with the International Monetary Fund and expects that positive conclusions will be made on the first revision of the program after a visit of the IMF mission to Kiev, NBU Governor Valeriya Gontareva said.

KIEV, July 7 - The Slavyansk-based fossil fuel-burning power plant will need 400 million hryvnias in spending to resume operation after its artillery damage, Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuriy Prodan said Monday.