KIEV, Aug. 2 - Ukrainian politicians officially began campaigning Aug. 2 for the upcoming parliamentary election with the latest poll showing the prime minister’s Regions party holding a slight lead.

KIEV, July 31 – The Troitsky trade and entertainment center, which is being constructed in front of Olimpiysky Sport Complex in Kiev, won't prevent any evacuation from the stadium, a professor from Kiev National University of Construction and Architecture, Mykola Diomin, said.

KIEV, Aug. 2 - Ukraine??™s consumer confidence fell dramatically in June underscoring reluctance to spend amid continued political crisis as parties have been unsuccessfully trying to form the government since the March 26 election.

KIEV, Aug. 2 - Minutes before President Viktor Yushchenko was expected to announce decision to dismiss Parliament late Wednesday, the Regions Party had agreed to support Ukraine??™s pro-Western policy, including quick accession to NATO.

KIEV, Aug. 2 ??“ Boris Kolesnikov, a powerful Donetsk official who had been in custody since April charged with racketeering and other crimes, was released Tuesday after a court declined a request from prosecutors to extend the arrest.

KIEV, Aug. 2 ??“ Ukraine??™s economic growth will be slower than expected this year due to a weaker external demand for steel, high social payouts and a slowdown in investments, a government official said Tuesday.

KIEV, Aug. 2 ??“ International Monetary Fund Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato will soon visit Ukraine, a source at the IMF??™s representation in Kiev said.

KYIV, July 2 – Ukraine was forced to cancel a $1.75 billion Eurobond on Thursday after investors had expressed serious concerns over the resignation of Yakiv Smolii, the governor of the central bank, industry sources said.

TORONTO, July 2 - Canada and Ukraine have agreed to discuss expanding the existing free trade agreement between the two countries, according to a senior government official, CBC reported Tuesday.

KYIV, June 27 – Over 83% polled Ukrainians are dissatisfied with the direction the country is headed in, and over 11% of respondents are satisfied with it, according to a poll conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) in June 2018.