KIEV, Aug. 20 – The U.S. Embassy in Kiev, in light of the upcoming Koktebel Jazz Party, has reminded American citizens that the United States and the European Union have instituted broad sanctions against activity in Crimea in response to Russia's continuing occupation and annexation of the peninsula.

KIEV, Aug. 21 – The Public Prosecutor's Office of Crimea, which is located in Kiev due to the annexation of the peninsula by Russia, has recorded 119 criminal proceedings in the pretrial investigation register, Senior Counselor of Justice and acting Public Prosecutor of Crimea Nazar Kholodnytsky said.

KIEV, Aug. 24 - President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday Ukraine was facing a precarious year struggling to fend off what he called Russian strategies to undermine Kiev's drive for closer relations with Europe, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Aug. 23 – Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and his Belarusian counterpart Mikhail Myasnikovich have discussed cooperation in the production of light-emitting diodes (LED) and medicines.

CHERVONOARMIYSK, Aug. 23 – Parliament will pass pension reform in September, Speaker Volodymyr Lytvy said.

SIMFEROPOL, Aug. 22 – The trial of former Crimean Parliament Chairman Anatoliy Hrytsenko will take place in Zaporizhia region to ensure there is a fair judicial process.

KIEV, Aug. 24 – About three thousand protesters, led by former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s allies, marched in downtown Kiev Wednesday, but were stopped by massive police forces, marking a short-lived Independence Day confrontation.

KIEV, Aug. 19 – President Viktor Yanukovych will make official visits to France and Poland this fall, Oleh Voloshyn, director of Information Policy of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, said at a briefing in Kiev on Thursday.

KIEV, Aug. 24 – President Viktor Yanukovych admitted on Tuesday that some journalists may have been facing “obstacles” and restrictions while writing their stories, but said his administration had nothing to do with it.

KIEV, Aug. 24 – President Viktor Yanukovych on Tuesday called for amending the constitution to strengthen his powers in order to “stabilize” Ukraine’s political system and promote economic reforms.