KIEV, Feb. 25 – Ukraine at a meeting of the General Council of the World Trade Organization in Geneva accused the Russian Federation of imposing illegal and discriminatory trade restrictions on Jan. 1, Natalia Mykolska, Ukraine's Trade Representative, reported.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 - U.S. spy agencies expect continuing upheaval in Ukraine, top intelligence officials told Congress on Thursday, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Feb. 25 – President Petro Poroshenko has signed three bills of the package necessary for the establishment of a visa-free regime between Ukraine and the European Union, however the consultations concerning the bill on electronic declaration system with the European Commission continue.

KIEV, Feb. 25 – Law enforcers have announced their suspicion of four individuals, including two minors, in connection with the Feb. 20 attacks on the System Capital Management office, as well as Alfa-Bank and Sberbank branches in the Kiev city center.

KIEV, Feb. 28 – Ukraine's full-scale rapprochement with the EU, including further EU membership, remains a strategic priority for Ukraine and a key issue of national security, Secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council Andriy Kliuyev said.

KIEV, Feb. 28 - Ukraine rebuked the European Union's ambassador on Tuesday after he publicly criticized the government for creating a poor business climate and practicing selective justice.

KIEV, Feb. 27 – MPs Yaroslav Sukhy (Regions Party faction) and Kateryna Lukyanova (Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense faction) have proposed to introduce different income tax rates for individuals over 30 years old.

BRUSSELS, Feb. 27 – Relations between Ukraine and the European Union are currently at a critical point, EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule said.

KIEV, Feb. 27 – The cabinet could submit to Parliament by the end of the second quarter a draft law on cutting fuel import duties in order to stabilize the price of fuel.

KIEV, Feb. 28 – The final switch of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to a contractual or volunteer basis, increasing the army's military efficiency, and the resolution of the acute social problems of soldiers, could remain an unachievable task, Presidential Secretariat head Viktor Baloha said.