KYIV, April 20 - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has noted some easing of the reform efforts of the Ukrainian authorities.

"We have seen some slowdown in reforms," Director of the IMF's European Department Poul Thomsen said at a briefing in Washington on Friday.

TORONTO, April 23 - Russia is using Ukraine as a test ground for its information war against Western democracy, Ukraine’s foreign minister told G7 ministers meeting here on Sunday, the National Post reported.

KYIV, April 20 - It is critically important for Ukraine to depoliticize decision making regarding energy prices for further promotion under the program of cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Director of the IMF's European Department Poul Thomsen has said.

KYIV, April 23 – The Finance Ministry pegs the entrance of Ukraine to foreign loan markets with receiving the fifth tranche of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) loan under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk said.

KYIV, April 23 - Ukraine and the IMF are continuing negotiations on the arrival of the IMF mission in Kyiv for further cooperation as part the EFF program, Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Yakiv Smolii has said after talks in Washington.

KYIV, April 24 – The G7 foreign ministers have called on the Ukrainian authorities to ensure the progress of reforms, including the establishment of the Anti-Corruption Court in accordance with recommendations of the Venice Commission.

KIEV, April 22 - President Petro Poroshenko has expressed gratitude to Romania for providing financial assistance to Ukraine.

"The head of state expressed gratitude to the government of Romania for the decision to allocate military-technical assistance to Ukraine in the amount of EUR250,000 and the contribution of Romania to the NATO Trust Fund on Cybersecurity in the amount of EUR500,000.

KIEV, April 22 - Ukraine completed the unloading of spent nuclear fuel from reactor two of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on April 21, Ecology and Natural Resources Minister Ostap Semerak said.

KIEV, April 22 – The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office has explained that the criminal cases against former Prosecutor General Viktor Pshonka, his former deputy Renat Kuzmin, former head of the Security Service of Ukraine Oleksandr Yakymenko and former head of the National Bank of Ukraine Ihor Sorkin have been suspended due to the fact that these people are hiding from justice, but their cases have not been closed.

KIEV, April 24 - Three Ukrainian troops have been killed in the volatile eastern Ukraine over the past 24 hours, the government reported Sunday.