MOSCOW, May 27 - The Kremlin on Monday rebuffed a call by an international maritime tribunal for Russia to release 24 Ukrainian sailors, saying the court had no jurisdiction over the strait where Russian security forces captured them, Reuters reported.

KYIV, May 27 - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday made his first visit to the front line of fighting against Russian-backed rebels in the east of the country, his press office reported.

KYIV, May 24 – Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said once Parliament votes to approve his resignation the government will switch to an emergency, or anti-crisis mode.

KYIV, May 27 – Leaders of the State Court Administration of Ukraine and representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have discussed the issues of the launch of operation of the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC). The IMF said the work done is effective.

KYIV, May 27 – The Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine and the Resident Representation of the European Investment Bank (EIB) recommend postponing the introduction of the new wholesale electricity market for a limited period of time.

KYIV, May 27 – The National Commission for Securities and the Stock Market of Ukraine has approved an action plan to create conditions for the functioning of energy hubs in Ukraine – commodity multilateral trading systems, where energy goods and financial products related to them will be traded.

KIEV, May 27 – President Petro Poroshenko has signed laws to amend the Tax and Customs Code to create favorable conditions to fulfill contracts under the state defense order and agreements on the supply of defense products.

WASHINGTON, May 27 - Ukraine's government needs to investigate and prosecute corruption at all levels and implement difficult political reforms to retain the support of the United States, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

KIEV, May 27 - Russia's army is massing troops and hundreds of pieces of weaponry including mobile rocket launchers, tanks and artillery at a makeshift base near the border with Ukraine, a Reuters reporter saw this week.

BRUSSELS, May 26 – The European Union announced it has increased its support for the work of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in Ukraine.