MOSCOW, Nov. 4 – Ukraine has climbed from 64th to 63rd place in the 2014 Legatum Institute's Prosperity Index.

Russia is the worst performing country in Europe this year, falling seven places on the Prosperity Index to 68th.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 – The United States and Germany have warned Russia of additional costs if Moscow disregards it obligations under the Minsk agreements, calling into question its commitment to supporting a peaceful resolution to the conflict in parts of eastern Ukraine.

BRATISLAVA, Nov. 4 - Slovak natural gas pipeline operator Eustream said on Tuesday it would offer additional capacity in its new link allowing shipments from the European Union to Ukraine, raising possible deliveries by about 17 percent, Reuters reported.

DONETSK, Nov. 4 - Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine staged swearing-in ceremonies for their leaders on Tuesday after votes dismissed as a farce by Kiev, which says they violated terms of a peace plan to end a war that has killed more than 4,000 people, Reuters reported.

BRUSSELS, Nov. 4 - Russia has moved troops closer to the border with Ukraine and continues to support rebels in the country's east, NATO's chief said on Tuesday, after an election held by the pro-Russian separatists and condemned by Kiev and Western leaders, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Nov. 4 – Ukraine wants to increase gas tariffs, liquidate benefits for the public and business, relax the hryvnia exchange rate to the U.S. dollar and cut expenses on maintenance of officials to stabilize state finances in the country, the Dzerkalo Tyzhnia weekly said.

KIEV, Nov. 4 – The Ukrainian government sued former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in the U.S. and Switzerland seeking to recover $200 million that may have been embezzled two decades ago, Interfax-Ukraine reported Monday.

KIEV, Nov. 1 – A looming external financing gap and the prospect of presidential elections in 2015 mean the next Ukrainian government has limited time to deliver key reforms following the October 28 parliamentary elections, Fitch Ratings said Thursday.

KIEV, Nov. 2 – Parties and candidates running in majority constituencies spent a total of $2.5 billion on campaigns and advertising ahead of parliamentary elections, Artem Bidenko, President of SA Political Communications Group, said.

KIEV, Nov. 2 – The Ukrainian government asked the International Monetary Fund to resume $15.2 billion lending program, but the parties are yet to discuss conditions, Gerry Rice, director of the IMF External Relations Department, said.

"Obviously, Ukraine has just had an election, so we look forward to engaging with the new government," Rice said at a press briefing in Washington, Interfax reported.