BRUSSELS, July 23 – Ukraine signed a memorandum with the European Union of understanding and a loan agreement between Ukraine, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) and the EU on the country's receipt of macrofinancial assistance in the amount of EUR 1.2 billion.

KYIV, July 26 - Ukrainian and rebel forces in war-torn Donbas have started preparing for a “full and comprehensive” cease-fire scheduled to begin at midnight, a move that officials hope can lead to more steps to resolve the 6-year-old conflict, AP reported.

KIEV, July 26 – A collective lawsuit is being drawn up in Kropyvnytsky (former Kirovohrad) to challenge the renaming of the city, head of nongovernmental organization Perspektyva Mista (Prospect of the City) Artem Stryzhakov said.

KIEV, July 26 - A religious march by the Ukrainian branch of the Russian Orthodox church has been banned from Ukraine's capital after authorities found live grenades near the planned route, DW reported.

KIEV, July 25 – President Petro Poroshenko has signed a law imposing harsher punishment for driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs or medicines lowering attention and reaction rate.

KIEV, July 23 - A meeting of the International Monetary Fund Executive Board may be held on July 31, after which Ukraine could be issued the second tranche of funding under the EFF program, IMF spokesman Gerry Rice confirmed.

KIEV, July 24 - The Communist Party of Ukraine and other Communist parties no longer have the status of political parties in Ukraine, National Security and Defense Council Oleksandr Turchynov announced on July 24.

KIEV, July 24 – The foreign ministers of Australia, Belgium, Malaysia, the Netherlands and Ukraine sent an open letter to the United Nations Security Council demanding the immediate establishment of an international criminal tribunal to bring to account those responsible for Malaysian Boeing flight MH17 disaster a year ago.

KIEV, July 26 - Ukrainian state security agents on Sunday questioned a soldier suspected of being a Russian army officer who was picked up while riding in a military truck packed with ammunition in the country's east, Reuters reported.

KIEV, July 23 – The Ukrainian Finance Ministry expects that the next tranche of the EU macro-financial assistance in the amount of EUR600 million will be received at the end of the year.