VILNIUS, June 22 – Lithuanian Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis has said that Belarus has refused to discuss gas transit to Ukraine, possibly due to political reasons.

The minister expressed his hope that it will be possible to arrange the issue with Minsk and that gas from the Klaipeda LNG terminal will eventually arrive in Ukraine.

KIEV, June 19 - President Petro Poroshenko said he intends to personally sign the economic part of the association agreement with the European Union in Brussels on June 27.

KIEV, June 20 - Around 4,500 members of illegal armed groups are active in the southeastern regions of Ukraine, said Valentyn Nalyvaichenko head of the Ukrainian Security Service.

KIEV, June 20 – The parliamentary coalition after a discussion with the prime minister and speaker gave 240 votes with the required number of vote at least 226 for the inclusion of the cabinet's draft law on the special emergency period in the fuel and energy complex (No. 4117A) to the agenda, although the further consideration of the document was postponed.

WASHINGTON, June 20 - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has promised in a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to strengthen sanctions against Russia if needed, the White House reported.

BRUSSELS, June 20 – The European Commission will continue its attempts to achieve a compromise between Russia and Ukraine in settling the gas issue and Moscow, and it has been proposed to Kiev to hold a new round of trilateral talks, European Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger said.

WASHINGTON, June 20 - The leaders of the United States, France and Germany agreed on Friday that Russia faces the risk of new sanctions from the West if it fails to defuse tensions on the Ukraine border, the White House said.

KIEV, June 22 - Fighting flared between Ukrainian and pro-Moscow separatist forces, both sides reported on Sunday, further straining a unilateral ceasefire declared by Ukraine, Reuters reported.

KIEV, June 20 - President Petro Poroshenko on Friday ordered a seven-day ceasefire in the fight against pro-Russian separatists, but also warned them they could face 'elimination' if they did not use the time to put down their guns.

KIEV, June 21 – One of the leading U.S. law firms Covington&Burling LLP and one of the largest audit companies in the world BDO will draw up a report on a gas case against Yulia Tymoshenko, Tymoshenko's defense lawyer Serhiy Vlasenko has said.