KIEV, June 30 - Ukraine and Russia averted showdown and gas supply disruptions July 1 after a last minute agreement to keep natural gas prices unchanged in the third quarter, Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov said Friday.

KIEV, July 2 ??“ Ukraine??™s pro-government groups managed to reach some progress in talks with a pro-Russian opposition party over ending a standoff in Parliament that may open door for a compromise during a scheduled meeting Monday.

KYIV, June 2 - The second round of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia in Turkey once again did not yield any ceasefire results on Monday and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated his demand that Russian President Vladimir Putin "must not receive any reward for [his] war."

KYIV, May 31 - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) insists that all six units of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhia nuclear power plant are in a state of “cold shutdown”.

KYIV, May 31 – This year, joint military assistance from the Nordic countries will amount to EUR 6 billion, which will strengthen security measures, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

KYIV, June 2 - Ukraine imposed emergency power shutdowns in most of the country on Sunday, a day after Russia unleashed large-scale attacks on energy infrastructure and claimed it made gains in the eastern Donetsk province.

KYIV, May 30 – The external conditions for the four-year Extended Financing Facility (EFF) Arrangement for Ukraine, opened by the IMF at the end of March this year, have changed little, but during its second review, the IMF plans to pay more attention to the reforms of its second – post-war – stage, Chief of the IMF mission Gavin Gray has said.

KYIV, June 2 – The Ukrainian national budget's receipts dropped to UAH 73.38 billion in May, 2.2% than the target figure and 29.6% lower than in May 2019, the State Treasury Service said.

BERLIN, June 2 - Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has discussed ongoing conflict with Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv’s relationship with NATO, and the issue of Russia-annexed Crimea with German officials during a one-day visit to Berlin, RFE/RL reported.

KYIV, June 1 – Ukraine on Monday opened gyms and fitness centers across the country, along with educational institutions, interregional road and rail travel amid improving coronavirus figures, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.