KIEV, May 6 – A number of events have been scheduled in Ukraine to mark the Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation, and the 70th anniversary of the victory over Nazism in World War II, deputy head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine Rostyslav Pavlenko said.

KIEV, May 6 – President Petro Poroshenko met with Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni on Wednesday to discuss the future of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union, the Ukrainian presidential press service reported.

WASHINGTON, May 6 - Pro-Russian separatists appear to be making preparations for a fresh offensive in eastern Ukraine, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told lawmakers on Wednesday, AFP reported.

WARSAW, May 5 - Ukraine guarantees uninterrupted transportation of Russian gas to Europe across its territory, Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuriy Prodan said.

"We will be fully honoring all agreements," Novak said to journalists in Warsaw.

KIEV, May 6 – The Stand-By Arrangement of the International Monetary Fund for Ukraine foresees the completion of a comprehensive diagnostic study in close consultation with IMF staff by July 15 that will cover the anti-corruption framework, the design and implementation of key laws and regulations that may have impact on business climate, the effectiveness of the judiciary, and tax administration (structural benchmark).

WASHINGTON, May 6 - Ukraine's leadership has demonstrated great restraint against the background of the events in the eastern regions of the country, U.S. State Department spokesperson Marie Harf said at a briefing on Monday.

VIENNA, May 6 - Ukraine is ready to back a new round of talks in Geneva in a bid to de-escalate a political crisis with Russia as long as Moscow supports presidential elections on May 25, Ukrainian acting Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsia said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.

WASHINGTON, May 6 - The Obama administration is working on new sanctions that would be imposed on Russia if it dramatically ramped up aggression against Ukraine, such as preventing elections from taking place in much of the country or recognizing another separatist referendum, U.S. officials said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.

KIEV, May 6 – Ukraine on Tuesday continued to wage an offensive against pro-Russian separatists in eastern parts of the country, apparently seeking to disrupt a secession referendum planned in the region in four days.

KIEV, April 29 – Ukraine is physically shipping natural gas from Europe under a bilateral contract, so there is no reason to talk about any non-transparent schemes of reverse gas supplies, Deputy Prime Minister Yuriy Boyko said.