KYIV, Sept 24 – The implementation of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 project would result in the loss of gas transit across Ukraine, former President Leonid Kuchma said Monday.

He lamented the fact that a gas transmission consortium for the Ukrainian gas transportation system (GTS) was not created.

KYIV, Sept 21 - During the tests of new Ukrainian weapons and military equipment held at a military range of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, all the models have shown their high efficiency and will significantly strengthen Ukraine's military potential after they are taken into service, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) Oleksandr Turchynov said.

KYIV, Sept. 24 - Ukraine and Russia intensified standoff as the Sea of Azov is becoming a new area of contention increasing military presence in the area, Stratfor, a private U.S. strategic analysis firm, reported Monday.

KYIV, Sept 25 – The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project is a geopolitical tool of pressure on Western Europe, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said in an interview with German newspaper Rheinische Post.

KIEV, Sept. 26 - A recent earthquake in Romania which was felt on Ukrainian territory had no impact on the performance of Ukrainian nuclear power plants, officials said.

KIEV, Sept. 26 – President Petro Poroshenko has congratulated experts of the Kiev-based government-run Luch Design Bureau, part of the Ukroboronprom state concern, on its successful test of a new guided missile for multiple launch rocket systems.

KIEV, Sept. 26 - Ukrainians' hopes of securing visa-free travel to the European Union received a boost on Monday when a key committee of the European Parliament backed their cause, but further hurdles remain, Reuters reported.

SLOVIANSK, Sept. 23 – The evidence supports the theory of a contract killing in the case of the murder of the Caparol Ukraine director, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said.

KIEV, Sept. 23 – Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin and Foreign Minister of Sweden Margot Wallstrom at a meeting in New York on September 22 discussed the development of bilateral relations, as well as the importance of maintaining the sanctions against Russia and facilitating of the work of the Special OSCE monitoring mission in Ukraine.

KIEV, Sept. 26 – The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) will continue to support refugees from Donbas conflict zone in Ukraine, WFP Representative in Ukraine Dorte Ellehammer promised, the Agrarian Policy Ministry reported.