KYIV, March 31 - Russian troops handed control of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant back to the Ukrainians and began leaving the heavily contaminated site more than a month after taking it over, authorities said Thursday, as fighting raged on the outskirts of Kyiv and other fronts.

KYIV, March 30 – Ukraine may organize the export of its agricultural products through European seaports, including the Romanian port of Constanta, since the country is currently deprived of access to maritime transport due to the blocking of its port infrastructure by the Russian occupation fleet.

KYIV, April 1 – Ukraine will definitely win the war, but everything possible must be done to save as many lives as possible and minimize damage, Head of the President's Office of Ukraine Andriy Yermak said.

KYIV, April 3 – Russian forces shot dead hundreds of civilians, many with bound hands, in a city on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukrainian authorities said Sunday after the area had been retaken from the invaders.

KYIV, April 3 - Ukrainian lawmakers on Tuesday declined to scrap a requirement for civil society activists to file online wealth declarations in defiance of warnings from Western backers that the law undermines the fight against corruption, Reuters reported.

KIEV, March 31 – President Petro Poroshenko has met with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy within the framework of participation in the enlarged summit of the European People's Party in Malta during which the parties discussed issues of cooperation between the two states, as well as cooperation on the path of European integration of Ukraine.

WASHINGTON, April 3 – The International Monetary Fund on Monday approved disbursement of about $1 billion loan to Ukraine after completing review of the country’s economic reforms, the IMF reported.

BRUSSELS, April 1 – In connection with the Ukrainian crisis, the European Union has stepped up its assistance measures to Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova in the context of implementation of association and free trade agreements with the EU.

KIEV, April 3 - Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said on Thursday his government expected Russia to limit gas supplies to Ukraine as it steps up pressure on Kiev over energy sales, Reuters reported.

WASHINGTON, April 3 – As diplomatic efforts between the United States and Russia stalled, President Barack Obama brought congressional leaders to the White House on Thursday for talks on the Ukraine crisis.