KYIV, July 1 – Ukraine hopes the EU will add it to the list of countries from which free entry is allowed in two weeks, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleh Nikolenko said.

KYIV, July 1 - Ukraine has officially ended a 20-year moratorium on the sale of farmland, hoping to unleash productivity and investment in the agricultural sector, RFE/RL reported.

KYIV, July 1 – Five countries, including Turkey, Egypt, Albania, Croatia and Montenegro, have opened their borders for Ukrainian tourists, Infrastructure Minister of Ukraine Vladyslav Krykliy said on his Telegram channel on Wednesday.

KYIV, July 1 – Yakiv Smolii, the governor of the National Bank of Ukraine, on Wednesday submitted his resignation, citing “systematic political pressure” in development that threatens to undermine independence on the central bank.

KYIV, June 30 – A plane from Italy with assistance to help controlling floods in western Ukraine, arrived in the country, the Italian Embassy in Ukraine has reported.

KYIV, July 1- Ukraine said two of its soldiers were killed after Russia-backed separatists opened fire at a medical vehicle in the eastern region of Donetsk, RFE/RL reported.

WASHINGTON, July 1 – The International Monetary Fund, which participated in a meeting between a delegation of Ukraine and its private creditors, has called on both sides to continue efforts to reach a debt restructuring agreement.

KIEV, July 1 - Ukraine will resume imports of Russian natural gas after Russia lowers its gas price to “reasonable” and “economically justified” level, Energy and Coal Industry Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn said Wednesday.

KIEV, July 1 - President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday proposed constitutional changes designed to give broader powers to Ukraine's regions, but failed to address the demands of pro-Russian fighters in the separatist east.

LVIV REGION, June 30 – Canadian soldiers will train Ukrainian military personnel and will be stationed in Ukraine for a training exercise held from September 2015 until March 2017, Canadian National Defense Minister Jason T. Kenney said.