KIEV, June 30 – Head of the State Space Agency of Ukraine (SSAU) Liubomyr Sabadosh during his working visit to Brussels held talks with leaders of the European Parliament and discussed the possibility of supporting promising joint projects between Ukraine and the EU countries in aerospace by European politicians.

KIEV, June 30 – President Petro Poroshenko addressed the nation on the occasion of the 19th anniversary of the Ukrainian constitution and stressed the need for reforming it.

KIEV, June 30 – President Petro Poroshenko and Canadian Defense Minister Jason T. Kenney have discussed cooperation for the enhancement of Ukraine's defense at a time when Russia is in "hybrid war" against Ukraine.

KIEV, June 30 - A wildfire covering an area of approximately 130 hectares is burning in the exclusion zone on the premises of the 'Chornobylska Puscha' specialized forestry enterprise, Ukraine's State Emergency Situations Service said on Tuesday morning.

KIEV, June 30 - Slovak gas transportation system operator Eustream a.s. says it is ready to participate in multilateral negotiations on changing the operation rules of the Ukraine-Slovakia gas hub.

KIEV, June 30 - Finance Minister Natalie Yaresko says she is willing to meet with representatives of the committee of the country's foreign commercial creditors without preliminary conditions if the committee enters into a confidentiality agreement, the Finance Ministry said in a statement.

WASHINGTON, June 30 - The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday urged Ukraine and its creditors to reach an agreement over debt restructuring after meeting with both sides in Washington, Reuters reported.

KIEV, June 30 - Ukraine will suspend all Russian natural gas imports on Wednesday, following Russia's refusal to lower its gas prices, Naftogaz Ukrayiny, the national energy company, said on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, June 27 - The United States is preparing sanctions aimed at specific areas of the Russian economy, including energy and technology, as the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama readies the next steps to pressure Russia over the Ukraine crisis, but further U.S. action may await the results of a European Union summit, the Bloomberg news agency reported.

BRUSSELS, June 27 - The European Union and Ukraine on Friday signed an historic free-trade pact that has been at the heart of months of deadly violence and upheaval in the country, drawing an immediate threat of "grave consequences" from Russia, Reuters reported.