MOSCOW, Dec. 28 - Ukraine's accession to the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan is vital for all members of the association, presidential advisor Sergei Glazyev said at a Thursday session of the Duma Committee for CIS Affairs.

KIEV, Dec. 30 – Ukraine’s opposition groups will decide by January 10 whether to launch a plebiscite to try to change the criminal code with amendments that could lead to the release of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko.

KYIV, Nov 29 – Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says that the situation in the Ukrainian energy sector is currently difficult, but under control, and energy workers are working around the clock to overcome the consequences of Russian attacks.

KYIV, Dec 1 - An offer of NATO membership to territory under Kyiv’s control would end “the hot stage of the war” in Ukraine, but any proposal to join the military alliance should be extended to all parts of the country that fall under internationally recognized borders, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a broadcast interview.

KYIV, Nov 29 – The implementation of an effective dialogue with the newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump is the most urgent task for Ukrainian diplomacy, Ukrainian experts have said.

KYIV, Nov 29 – Kyiv has already allocated more than UAH 9 billion from the city budget to support the military in 2024, the capital's mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

KYIV, Nov 30 – Law No. 1489-IX on restricting the circulation of plastic bags on the territory of Ukraine comes into force on December 10, and the first stage of restrictions will begin to operate, the press service of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine reports.

KYIV, Dec 1 – Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova will seek to expand economic and cooperation with the European Union to improve infrastructure and energy sector, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, Dec 1 – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet separately with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts on Thursday on the margins of a meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, at a time of tension over Russian military deployments on Ukraine's borders.

KYIV, Dec 1 – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is due to visit Ukraine next year in an effort to accelerate cooperation between the two countries that may open up new market for Ukrainian companies, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.