KIEV, July 6 – Ukrainian Defense Minister Col. Gen. Stepan Poltorak during a visit to Odessa region discussed issues related to the future of the Ukrainian Navy and voiced hope that the Ukrainian naval vessels remaining in Crimea since 2014 will be returned in the end.

KIEV, July 6 - Unlike Greece, Ukrainian authorities are responsibly pursuing a policy that inspires confidence among international partners, President Petro Poroshenko stated.

KIEV, July 6 – President Petro Poroshenko has strongly criticized Parliament for passing a law on restructuring currency-pegged loans.

"What disappointed me a lot and raised great concern regarding the future of the coalition and the future of the parliament – voting yesterday [July 3] on restructuring of currency-pegged credits.

KIEV, July 6 - Two high-ranking Ukrainian judicial officials have been detained on suspicion of corruption and a large quantity of diamonds, $400,000 in cash and a Kalashnikov were found during raids on their homes, Ukraine's SBU security service said on Monday.

KIEV, July 6 - The first 2,000 recruits of a new Ukrainian police force came out in the Kiev over the weekend, intended by the government as a visible sign of its commitment to shake off a deep-rooted culture of corruption in public institutions, Reuters reported.

KIEV, July 3 – President Petro Poroshenko, in a telephone conversation with U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, said that he is ready to begin political negotiations to resolve the situation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions without any additional conditions.

MINSK, July 4 - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has denounced attempts to destabilize Ukraine.

KIEV, July 6 - Ukraine's government said it would quickly seize more territory from pro-Russian separatists after re-taking their stronghold of Slavyansk in what President Petro Poroshenko called a turning point in the fight for control of the country's east.

KIEV, July 6 — Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was expelled from a Kiev courtroom on Wednesday for lambasting the judge as a "monster" at a session that saw scuffles between her supporters and the police.

KIEV, July 5 – Former Prime Minister and Batkivschyna Party leader Yulia Tymoshenko came to Kiev Court of Appeals with a bouquet of roses to congratulate former Head of the State Customs Service Anatoliy Makarenko and former Deputy Chief of the Kiev Regional Customs Service Taras Shepitko on their release from custody.