KYIV, Nov 4 - The situation with the coronavirus in Ukraine is close to catastrophic and the nation must prepare for the worst, Reuters reported on Tuesday citing health minister Maksym Stepanov.

KYIV, Nov 4 - Western diplomats have urged Kyiv to bring the planners and perpetrators of an acid attack that led to the death of Ukrainian anti-corruption activist Kateryna Handzyuk to justice two years after the brazen crime, FRE/RL reported.

KYIV, Nov 3 – The Ukrainian government expects challenging negotiations on trade in metallurgical products as part of the renewal of the agreement with the EU and the Green Deal on trade with the EU, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Association Olha Stefanishyna said.

KYIV, Nov 3 – Ukraine and the European Union in 2021 will start negotiations on updating the Association Agreement in order to revise the list of goods and services, as well as their volumes supplied to the European market, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha Stefanishyna said.

KYIV, Nov 1 – Ukraine's Parliament has passed at first reading a bill on preventing and combating money laundering, financing of terrorism and financing proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

KYIV, Nov 4 – The Cabinet of Ministers approved the draft national budget for 2020, Oleksiy Honcharenko, a lawmaker from the European Solidarity group, said.

KYIV, Nov. 4 - Ukraine plans to fire the prosecutor who led investigations into the firm where Joe Biden’s son served on the board, a central figure in the activity at the heart of impeachment proceedings against U.S. President Donald Trump, a source told Reuters.

KYIV, Nov 2 – Revenue of Ukraine's national budget in October 2018 totaled UAH 72.6 billion, which is UAH 1.2 billion (1.8%) more than the target, while revenue in January-October 2018 reached UAH 747.3 million, and the revenue target was met only by 97.7% (UAH 17.5 billion less).

KYIV, Nov 2 – The amount of the first tranche under the new Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) could be $1.5-1.9 billion, First Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Kateryna Rozhkova has said.

KYIV, Nov 2 – Russia’s planned Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany will increase Europe’s dependence on Russian energy and weaken the continent’s energy security, Parliamentary Speaker Andriy Parubiy said.