KYIV, Nov 27 - The European Union acknowledges the European aspirations of the countries participating in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) program, including Ukraine, as stated in the Association Agreements, according to the joint declaration of the Eastern Partnership summit.

KYIV, Nov 27 – Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini have signed an agreement on extending cooperation in transportation sector.

KYIV, Nov. 27 - Ukrainian officials and politicians reacted with alarm to reports that the Council of Europe is considering lifting sanctions imposed against Russia over its military intervention in Crimea out of fears that Moscow might otherwise leave the body.

KIEV, Nov. 25 – Papers on cooperation between Ukraine and the European Union were signed on Thursday in Brussels in the presence of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, President of the European Council Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.

KIEV, Nov. 25 – Former President Viktor Yanukovych said Friday he regrets he did not impose martial law and order troops to disperse the mass protests that toppled his government and forced him into exile in Russia.

KIEV , Nov. 24 - European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has expressed confidence the European Union will be able to introduce a visa-free regime with Ukraine before the end of 2016.

KIEV , Nov. 24 - A majority of Ukrainians (63%) said there is a need for a change of administration, according to the results of a poll conducted by the Kiev International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) released on Tuesday.

MOSCOW, Nov. 27 - A telephone conversation took place on Wednesday evening between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents, Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko at Kiev's initiative, a report posted on the Kremlin's website says.

KIEV, Nov. 27 - Ukraine's parliament approved Arseniy Yatseniuk for a new term as prime minister on Thursday in a ceremony that countered reports of high-level disunity, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Nov. 26 – Prior to its rejection by Kiev, the European Union had already been forming an economic assistance offer for Ukraine as part of the preparations for the signing of the Association Agreement, according to former Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski, a member of the European Parliament's observation mission to Ukraine.