WASHINGTON, Jan 24 - The Pentagon ordered 8,500 troops on higher alert Monday to potentially deploy to Europe as part of a NATO “response force” amid growing concern that Russia could soon make a military move on Ukraine, The Associated Press reported.

KYIV, Jan 21 – The Government of Canada has offered to provide a loan of up to CAD 120 million to support the economic stability and development of Ukraine.

KYIV, Jan 25 - Ukraine's gold and foreign exchange reserves are at one of the highest levels, which allows maintaining stability in the foreign exchange market, where the exchange rate fluctuates within a corridor, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.

KYIV, Jan 25 – Ukraine received 32 points out of 100 possible in the Corruption Perceptions Index in 2021 and ranked 122nd out of 180 countries, Transparency International Ukraine reported.

KYIV, Jan 25 - Russia on Tuesday announced new military exercises amid a standoff with the U.S. and NATO over Ukraine, which Western officials have warned Russia not to invade.

KYIV, Jan. 24 – The highest salaries in Ukraine in 2017 were in Kyiv city, and thanks to migration processes the average salary in Zakarpattia region increased, acting Head of the State Employment Service Valeriy Yaroshenko has said.

KYIV, Jan. 24 - President Petro Poroshenko has begun an official trip to Davos, where he will participate in the World Economic Forum, according to the official website of the Finance Ministry of Ukraine.

KYIV, Jan. 24 - The U.S. special envoy for Ukraine said the country's new law on reintegrating its conflict-torn regions has "regularized" the country's military operation against Russia-backed separatists, but doesn't change anything on the ground, RFE/RL reported.

HELSINKI, Jan. 25 – Finland which spends five times less than Ukraine on heating its housing sector, will provide Kiev with the technical solutions to improve energy efficiency, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Regional Development and Construction, Housing and Utilities Hennadiy Zubko told Interfax-Ukraine.

BRUSSELS, Jan. 21 – The European Commission said it hopes soon to give a positive recommendation for cancellation of visa travel regime with EU for Ukraine and in 2016 build on current support programs to improve the business climate, provide support to small and medium-sized enterprises, and help Ukraine find new markets.