KYIV, Feb 2 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday imposed devastating sanctions on three Ukrainian television channels controlled by pro-Russian interests and disseminating Russian propaganda disguised as independent commentary.

KYIV, Jan 30 – A majority of Ukrainian citizens see their president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, as the main driver of national reforms, Director of the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiative Foundation Irina Bekeshkina said, commenting on the findings of a survey conducted by the foundation jointly with the Razumkov Center on December 6-11.

KYIV, Jan 31 – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday reiterated the continued support by the United States of Ukraine in countering Russian aggression, upholding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, the foreign ministry reported.

KYIV, Jan 31 – Direct flights to China are to be suspended from February 4, Oleh Struk, the deputy director general for engineering and technical support at Boryspil International Airport, reported.

KYIV, Feb 2 - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that Kyiv was not satisfied with a size of compensation Iran had offered to families of Ukrainians killed in the downing of a plane near Tehran last month and would seek larger payments, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Feb. 2 – President Petro Poroshenko in an interview with German edition Berliner Morgenrost said he is willing to hold a referendum about the prospects of Ukraine's membership in NATO.

Answering a question on whether the accession to NATO is a realistic goal for Ukraine, Poroshenko said that first and foremost Ukrainian people's opinion on this issue is important for him.

KIEV, Feb. 1 – The International Monetary Fund has demanded that Ukrainians contribute to the system for at least 25 years before becoming eligible to receive pensions, but this is not in line with Ukraine's international liabilities, Ukrainian Social Policy Minister Andriy Reva said.

KIEV, Feb. 2 - The besieged eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiyivka has centralized heating supply with average indoor air temperatures of 15-17 degrees Celsius, while centralized power supply has yet to be restored, the Ukrainian State Emergency Service said in a report as of 8 a.m. on Thursday.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 - The US ambassador to the United Nations offered a strong condemnation of Russia in her first appearance at the UN Security Council on Thursday, calling on Moscow to de-escalate violence in eastern Ukraine and saying that US sanctions against Moscow would remain in place until it withdraws from Crimea, CNN reported.

KIEV, Feb. 1 - President Petro Poroshenko and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a telephone conversation have reportedly identified priority areas for deepening cooperation between the two countries.