KIEV, March 27 – The government will not introduce a tax on incomes from bank deposits this year, Prime Minister Arseniy said.

"In the current conditions the introduction of taxation of passive transactions at banks means that this will be used by people to take deposits from banks. We've decided not to introduce taxation of incomes from bank deposits," he said in parliament on Thursday.

BRUSSELS, March 27 – The United States welcomes the preliminary agreement between Ukraine and the IMF on a loan program of $14-18 billion and urges both sides to complete the steps necessary to gain approval from the IMF Executive Board.

KIEV, March 27 - Former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, released from jail last month after her arch-foe Viktor Yanukovych fled from power, said on Thursday she would run again for president in an election on May 25, Reuters reported.

WASHINGTON, March 27 - New U.S. intelligence assessments say there are more indications than ever that Russia could invade eastern Ukraine, as congressional lawmakers reacted with alarm to Vladimir Putin's rapidly expanding military buildup along the border, Fox News reported.

KIEV, March 27 - Ukraine won a $27 billion international financial lifeline on Thursday, rushed through in the wake of Russia's annexation of Crimea, Reuters reported.

KIEV, March 27 – President Viktor Yanukovych will make a state visit to Russia this year, Ukraine's Ambassador to Russia Volodymyr Yelchenko said.

KIEV, March 27 – Ukraine and Russia will continue to search for a mutually acceptable solution for the establishment of a consortium to manage the Ukrainian gas transportation system, Ukraine's Ambassador to Russia Volodymyr Yelchenko said.

KIEV, March 27 – Ukraine, defying mounting pressure from Moscow, indicated Wednesday it won’t quit the European Energy Community, making it now less certain the two countries will anytime soon agree on lower natural gas prices.

KIEV, March 27 – A team of the International Monetary Fund arrived in Ukraine on Wednesday to check if the government has implemented reforms to qualify for a $15 billion stand-by loan amid a worsening economic environment.

KIEV, March 27 – The problems of protection of physical and operational nuclear security should be tackled together, President Viktor Yanukovych said during the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit.