BRUSSELS, Nov. 24 - Ukraine needs, first and foremost, the protection of its sovereignty and territorial integrity, the strengthening of defense capabilities and democratic institutions, and the implementation of the necessary political and economic reforms, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in his address to the delegates of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

KIEV, Nov. 24 – Ukraine's population, not including temporarily occupied Crimea, has dropped to 42,973,696 people as of October 1, 2014, with the resident population standing at 42,804,059 people, according to a report on the demographic situation issued by the State Statistics Service.

KIEV, Nov. 24 – Lithuania has agreed to provide arms to Ukrainian soldiers, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko reported.

"We arranged about the military-technical cooperation, definite supplies of the definite military equipment for Ukraine Armed Forces. I think that this is a specific demonstration of the support," the president said during a joint press conference with Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite in Kiev on Monday.

KIEV, Nov. 25 – The National Bank of Ukraine demands that banks fulfill its August 6 resolution and suspend all financial transactions on rebel-controlled territories as per the presidential decree of November 14.

STRELNA, St. Petersburg, Nov. 22 - Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused European countries of putting pressure on Ukraine to persuade it to sign the Association Agreement with the EU.

KIEV, Nov. 25 - Ukraine continues to insist on the revision of extremely disadvantageous gas contracts with Russia signed in 2009 and Moscow has recently eased its stance on the issue, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said.

KIEV, Nov. 25 - The financial assistance offered by the European Union to Ukraine in the amount of 1 billion euro after the signing of the Association Agreement would be extremely small, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said.

BRUSSELS, Nov. 25 - An Association Agreement could still be signed at the upcoming Ukraine-EU summit, European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule said.

KIEV, Nov. 25 – The situation on the foreign debt market and domestic problems of Ukraine will restrict the opportunities of the country and Ukrainian issuers in the placement of eurobonds through the end of 2013, investment experts said. on November 21, 2013.

KIEV, Nov. 25 - Thousands of Ukrainians took part in scattered protests across the country Monday amid simmering anger over President Viktor Yanukovych's decision to abandon a planned trade pact with the European Union and focus instead on ties with Russia.