KYIV, Jan 5 – Moldovan President Maia Sandu said Tuesday she will seek to discuss security issues with her Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, during her first official visit to Ukraine on January 12.

TEHRAN, Jan 7 - A Ukrainian airplane carrying 180 passengers and crew crashed Wednesday near an airport in Tehran, AP reported citing the Iranian state television. There was no immediate word on casualties.

KYIV, Jan 2 – The national budget of Ukraine for 2019 saw a deficit of UAH 72.4 billion, or 1.8% of GDP, the Ministry of Finance has reported, with reference to recent data from the State Treasury Service of Ukraine.

KYIV, Jan 2 - Ukrainian authorities have already outlined a number of priority areas in the development of trade with the European Union, including the adaptation of Ukrainian legislation in the field of sanitary and biosecurity measures and enhanced customs cooperation, President Petro Poroshenko said.

KYIV, Jan 7 - Ukraine's Orthodox Christian Church celebrated its first Christmas on Monday outside Russian control and President Petro Poroshenko said the document enshrining its newly gained independence had broken "the last fetters tying us to Moscow,” Reuters reported.

KYIV, Jan 2 - Almost 60% of Ukrainian citizens are ready at a referendum to vote for Ukraine's accession to the EU and a little over 45% support the country's accession to NATO.

KYIV, Jan 2 - President Petro Poroshenko has noted that attracting large-scale investments to Ukraine in the past year of 2018 became possible thanks to the implementation of reforms in the country.

KYIV, Dec 5 - President Volodymyr Zelensky has called off a high-profile briefing with US lawmakers amid an impasse over future US funding for the country, BBC reported on Tuesday.

KYIV, Dec 6 – The majority of Ukrainians believe that President Volodymyr Zelensky has not fulfilled his obligations to fight corruption, half of the respondents make him responsible in this area, believing that the head of state must make the final decision when appointing the heads of anti-corruption bodies.

WASHINGTON, Dec 6 - U.S. President Joe Biden will warn Russian President Vladimir Putin of severe economic consequences should Russia go ahead with an invasion of Ukraine, a senior U.S. administration official said on Monday, Reuters reported.