KYIV, Feb 28 - President Petro Poroshenko proposed fresh legislation on Thursday aimed at fighting corruption, after the constitutional court threw out a previous anti-graft law, raising concerns that the country was backtracking on the issue, Reuters reported.

KYIV, Feb. 28 - President Petro Poroshenko said Wednesday the first delivery of lethal defensive weaponry from the United States to Ukraine is expected in weeks, RFE/RL reported.

BRUSSELS, Feb. 28 - The European Commission is moving closer to approving a 1 billion euro ($1.22 billion) financial package to Ukraine, although officials are awaiting further signs from Kyiv to ensure that its reform process remains on track before the funds will be delivered.

KYIV, Feb. 28 - Ukrainian national energy firm Naftogaz Ukrayiny said on Wednesday it was awarded $4.63 billion in compensation following its 3.5-year natural gas transit contract dispute with Russia’s Gazprom.

KYIV, Feb. 28 - U.S.-based human rights group Freedom House says Ukraine’s parliament risks endangering the country’s democracy if it votes on draft laws that would increase government monitoring of civil society institutions, RFE/RL reported.

KYIV, Feb. 28 – President Petro Poroshenko submitted a bill on national security to Parliament that seeks to bring Ukraine closer to NATO, Parliamentary Speaker Andriy Parubiy said Wednesday.

HELSINKI, FEB. 27 – Finland supports a proposed U.N. peacekeeping mission in eastern Ukraine but sees problems in narrowing down participants to only selected European Union countries, Defense Minister Jussi Niinisto said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.

KYIV, Feb. 27 - Ukrainian authorities said 14 police officers have been injured in scuffles with antigovernment protesters in Kyiv, RFE/RL reported.

AVDIYIVKA, Feb. 27 – Power supply has been resumed in the embattled Donetsk region town of Avdiyivka as of 5 p.m. on Monday, an Interfax-Ukraine correspondent said.

KIEV, Feb. 28 – Western partners can transfer used ships to Ukraine under a special scheme of payment, commander of Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ihor Voronchenko said.