KIEV, May 23 - About half of Ukrainians believe that their country should first carry out reforms and only then think about European Union membership; a mere 6% of Ukrainians currently support the idea of Ukraine's integration into the EU and NATO, as is seen from the findings of a poll of 2,000 respondents GfK Ukraine conducted in all regions of Ukraine, except the areas in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions currently not controlled by Kiev, under a contract with the Institute of World Politics.

WASHINGTON, MAY 23 - Washington will maintain economic sanctions against Russia over its support of armed separatists in eastern Ukraine and its annexation of Crimea and is hopeful that the European Union will do the same, a senior U.S. official said Monday, The Associated Press reported.

KIEV, May 23 – Russia should stop massive supplies of lethal weapons to separatist enclaves and withdraw its troops immediately from Ukraine, President Petro Poroshenko told President Putin in a phone call early Tuesday.

KIEV, May 23 - Ukraine wants to deepen cooperation with China in the military and technical sector, President Viktor Yanukovych said.

BRUSSELS, May 23 - Russia is not going to force Ukraine to join the Belarusian-Kazakh-Russian Customs Union, says Vladimir Chizhov, Russia's permanent envoy to the EU.

KIEV, May 23 - Prime Minister Mykola Azarov backed down on Thursday from his order to revoke the official accreditation of a dozen local reporters after they displayed slogans at a cabinet meeting to protest against an attack on two colleagues.

KIEV, May 23 – Parliament on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to create a commission to investigate a recent attack on reporters and the role that may have been played by top law enforcement officials in the process.

KIEV, May 23 – The launch of high-speed trains in Ukraine will secure fast and comfortable traveling for football supporters that are planning to attend the Euro 2012 European Football Championship matches in Ukraine, UEFA Chief Operating Officer Martin Kallen said.

KIEV, May 23 – Ukrainian opposition groups called on their supporters to show up in front of Parliament on Thursday against a bill that may introduce the Russian language as the second state language in Ukraine.

KIEV, May 22 – The European Parliament has said problems with selective justice and high levels of corruption exist in Ukraine, while at the same time, praising the setting up of the Constitutional Assembly and the adoption of a new Criminal procedure Code in the country.