KYIV, Jan 28 – The UN will play the key role in providing security and organizing elections in eastern Ukraine, according to a new peace plan suggested by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

DAVOS, Jan 24 - Maros Sefcovic, the Vice President of the European Commission in charge of the Energy Union, has invited Russia and Ukraine to discuss with each other future transit of Russian gas through Ukraine following the Stockholm arbitration ruling in their gas contract dispute.

KYIV, Jan 24 - The highest level of intolerance and conflict between internally displaced persons (IDPs) and the host community was recorded in Kharkiv region, a national-level adviser for internally displaced persons at the Ministry for Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons of Ukraine, Anastasia Odintsova, has said.

KIEV, Jan. 26 - Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk and Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas in Kiev on Tuesday discussed the implementation of the Ukrainian-EU free trade agreement and prospects for Ukrainian citizens' visa-free travels to EU countries.

KIEV, Jan. 26 – Parliament Speaker Volodymyr Groysman has signed a bill on holding early elections for mayor of Kryvy Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, on March 27, which was passed by the parliament on December 23.

KIEV, Jan. 28 – Around 300 miners came to the Ukrainian cabinet building on Wednesday to demand support for the coal mining industry and social guarantees to miners.

KIEV, Jan 28 - The United States signed an agreement on Wednesday to provide $2 billion in loan guarantees to help war-torn Ukraine with "near-term social spending" in 2015 and said it was prepared to step up economic sanctions against Russia if necessary, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Jan. 26 - The total humanitarian aid from the European Commission and EU member states to Ukraine exceeds EUR 92 million, European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides said.

KIEV, Jan. 27 – Only 11.5% of surveyed Ukrainian citizens believe that Donbas should not be part of Ukraine, with the majority of people who believe so coming from Donbas (35%).

BRUSSELS, Jan. 27 – The Ukrainian crisis will be the only topic on the agenda of the EU Foreign Affairs Council extraordinary meeting on January 29, EU Foreign Affairs Council Susanne Kiefer spokesperson reported.