KYIV, Sept 20 – The draft national budget of Ukraine for 2020 provides for the allocation of UAH 245 billion for national security and defense, which makes up 5.4% of the gross domestic product of Ukraine, Minister of Finance Oksana Markarova said.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 - A U.S. whistleblower complaint about President Trump made by an intelligence official centers on Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the matter, which has set off a struggle between Congress and the executive branch, the Washington Post reported Friday.

KYIV, Sept 21 – The eHealth system has become available for registration of doctors and patients in the mode of test in Ukraine, officials said Thursday.

"The eHealth system would ensure support to the introduction of the money follows the patient principle in primary care.

KYIV, Sept 21 – Ukraine's economy has been growing for six consecutive quarters, and heads of companies record growth in optimistic expectations for the development of the macroeconomic situation, according to the polls of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), President Petro Poroshenko said.

KIEV, Sept. 22 – Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroysman has called for creation of a national committee for industrial restoration.

"We will create the national committee for Ukrainian industry restoration. I recently met metallurgists.

KIEV, Sept. 22 – Ukrainians will take a step closer to their goal of visa-free access to the European Union next week when a key European Parliament committee is expected to pass on a favorable recommendation.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday warned Ukraine needs to live up to its promises economic and political reforms or risk seeing the European Union walk away from its sanctions on Russia, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Sept. 20 – Participants in the third Kiev international economic forum KIEF 2016, which will be held on October 6-7, will discuss attraction of investment in the country for Ukraine's participation in the global processes of development of the fourth industrial revolution.

KIEV, Sept. 20 – Ukraine next year seeks to place government domestic loan bonds at 7-14% depending on the maturity and eurobonds at some 8%, according to bill No. 5000 on Ukraine's national budget for 2017 posted on the Verkhovna Rada's website.

KIEV, Sept. 20 - The government has proposed to allocate UAH 129.3 billion, or 5% of GDP, for spending on national security and defense in 2017, according to a decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine dated September 13, enshrined by a presidential decree.