KIEV, Dec. 24 - Ukraine is responding to Moscow's food embargo with "mirror sanctions" of its own that will take effect on January 1, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk announced Thursday, AFP reported.

KIEV, Dec. 24 – Parliament has supported a bill submitted by the government authorizing it to take countermeasures in foreign trade in response to Russia's discriminatory actions in relation to Ukraine.

KIEV, Dec. 24 – Parliament has passed a compromise bill amending the Tax Code (No. 3688) on provision of the balance of budget revenues in 2016, which envisages setting 22% single social security tax and revoking the 3.6% single social security tax imposed on salaries of employees, starting from 2016.

KIEV, Dec. 25 - The Ukrainian parliament on Friday adopted a budget for next year with a deficit of 3.7 percent of GDP, crucial for unlocking much needed aid from the International Monetary Fund and Western countries.

MOSCOW, Dec. 25 – Russia is canceling the preferential trade regime with Ukraine, but there is no talk about sanctions against the country, the Russian Economic Development Ministry said.

KIEV, Dec. 28 – The 2016 national budget passed by the Parliament puts Kiev city in the situation of surviving, not developing, Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko has said.

KIEV, Dec. 28 - President Petro Poroshenko approved a plan for joint military exercises involving Ukrainian and foreign armed forces in 2016, according to a decree posted by the presidential administration.

KIEV, Dec. 28 - The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the modernization and repair of the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod gas pipeline on the section 4,101.3-4,128.4 km.

KIEV, Dec. 27 - Ukraine will seek the European Union’s involvement in a joint venture to upgrade and to operate natural gas pipelines that move bulk of Russian gas to Europe, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said Friday.

KIEV, Dec. 30 – Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has instructed government members to continuously coordinate work in their areas of responsibility during the upcoming New Year and Christmas holidays, in particular, to ensure the smooth payment of pensions, social benefits, as well as the stable functioning of essential services.