KIEV, April 1 - Parliament has passed a bill approving a Ukrainian presidential decision to allow the units of other countries' armed forces to enter Ukraine in 2014 in order to participate in multi-national drills.

KIEV, April 1 – The annexation of Crimea and its consequences have caused the economic isolation of Ukrainian winemaking enterprises, the Association of Winegrowers and Winemakers of Ukraine said.

WASHINGTON, April 1 - The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday for a package of aid and sanctions in response to Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region, and sent the measure to the White House for President Barack Obama to sign into law.

BRUSSELS, April 1 - NATO suspended all practical cooperation with Russia on Tuesday in protest at its annexation of Crimea, and ordered military planners to draft measures to strengthen its defenses and reassure nervous eastern European countries, Reuters reported.

KIEV, March 29 - President Viktor Yanukovych has reiterated the need to modernize the Ukrainian defense sector in accordance with international standards.

DONETSK, April 1 – The operation of Vuhlehirska Thermal Power Plant (Donetsk region), which was heavily damaged by a fire on March 29, killing one worker and injuring eight, will be fully restored, but it is too early to say when, Energy and Coal Industry Minister Eduard Stavytsky said.

KIEV, April 1 – Three opposition leaders on Monday called on thousands of their supporters to join a rally in front of Parliament Tuesday to support a resolution that schedules Kiev's mayoral election on June 2.

KIEV, March 29 – An anti-terror information and explanatory campaign has been launched in Ukraine to inform Ukrainians on how to behave in crowds or in case of emergencies and terrorism threats, as well as take an active position in the fight against terrorism.

KIEV, March 29 – The judicial authorities in Italy decided on Thursday to put the former head of Kharkiv Regional State Administration and leader of the regional branch of the Batkivschyna Party, Arsen Avakov, into custody for 40 days, the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office reported.

KIEV, March 31 - Ukraine’s two largest opposition groups on Friday failed to agree on a major unification plan ahead of parliamentary elections in October, but pledged to do so before the end of April.