KYIV, Oct 3 - The Ukrainian parliament approved pension reforms on Tuesday aimed at easing pressure from a pensions deficit of more than $5 billion while also raising the minimum pension, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Oct. 3 - Iryna Gerashchenko, Ukraine's first deputy parliament speaker and the country's representative in the humanitarian subgroup of the Trilateral Contact Group insists on the release of Ukrainian journalist Roman Suschenko who was detained in Russia.

KIEV, Oct. 3 - EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said that it is crucial that by the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) complete its work to investigate the tragedy of Malaysian flight MH17 and urged international society to continue supporting it.

KIEV, Oct. 3 – Ukraine is waiting for a fourth $1 billion tranche of U.S. government-secured debt guarantees.

"Along with the proposal on technical assistance we hope to continue cooperation in getting the new U.S. government-secured $1 billion.

KIEV, Oct. 3 – Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin will travel to Istanbul to take part in the Day of Ukrainian reforms in the Council of Europe, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said.

KIEV, Oct. 3 - Russia's FSB intelligence agency said on Monday it has arrested a Ukrainian journalist who is suspected of spying in Russia, AP reported.

KIEV, Oct. 2 - Ukraine's military conflict with pro-Russian separatists in the industrial east will force the Kiev government to shelve hopes of resuming economic growth until 2016, the World Bank said on Thursday.

The international lender said Ukraine's economy was likely to shrink by 8% this year and contract further in 2015 because of the effect of the war in the east, the center of much of its steel, chemicals and coal output.

KIEV, Oct. 1 – There are currently 34 volunteer battalions subjected to the jurisdiction of Interior Ministry fighting in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) zone in eastern Ukraine, according to Interior Minister Arsen Avakov.

KIEV, Oct. 1 - Ukraine has torn up its contract with Russia regarding the joint construction of a transport bridge across the Kerch Strait, Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers Ostap Semerak said.

KIEV, Oct. 2 – A Ukrainian government delegation will travel to Washington to continue talks with the International Monetary Fund on October 10, said Oleksandr Dubykhvist, the director of the department for foreign currency reserve management and operations on the open market at the National Bank of Ukraine.