KIEV, June 22 – The Ukrainian government on Wednesday approved amendments to the national program for shutting down Chernobyl nuclear power plant and transforming the Shelter facility into an environment friendly system with the action plan for 2017-2020. The government would propose to the Verkhovna Rada to endorse the relevant bill, Ukraine's Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry has reported.

KIEV, June 22 – Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada has urged the European Parliament to introduce additional trade preferences for Ukrainian goods.

An Interfax-Ukraine correspondent has reported that a total of 230 lawmakers finally backed resolution No. 6517.

BRUSSELS, June 22 - President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday boasted of robust support from the West for Ukraine’s ongoing conflict with Russia and expressed gratitude for the European Union’s plan to extend economic sanctions against Moscow.

WASHINGTON, June 20 – Ukraine is currently drawing up legislation on a state policy of restoration of state sovereignty over Donbas, which should be open to public debate and which Ukraine plans to present to its foreign partners, President Petro Poroshenko said.

KIEV, June 20 – During his working visit to Washington, President Petro Poroshenko and U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry discussed the possibility of supplying alternative fuels to Ukraine.

MOSCOW, June 21 - The new sanctions imposed by the United States against Russia over the situation in Ukraine are a "political gift" to Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.

KIEV, June 22 – Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers has proposed to increase expenses and revenues of Ukraine's national budget in 2017 by UAH 26 billion or some 3.5%, including by UAH 25 billion for the general fund. The relevant bill has been submitted to the Verkhovna Rada on Wednesday.

KIEV, June 23 - The Ukrainian National Bank is expecting the International Monetary Fund board to make a decision on another tranche of $1 billion for Ukraine under the EFF program at its meeting in July, Ukrainian National Bank Governor Valeriya Gontareva said at a press conference in Kiev on Thursday.

KIEV, June 23 - Ukrainian monetary-policy makers have cut borrowing costs for a third month, citing a slowdown in inflation and a rebound of the national currency, and promised more easing to come in order to boost lending.

KIEV, June 21 – Ukraine's nominal gross domestic product in the first quarter of 2016 amounted to UAH 453.2 billion and the change in the deflator came to 20.5%, the State Statistics Service reported.