KYIV, Feb 22 - The participation of U.S. representative Anthony Tether in the supervisory board of the Ukroboronprom State Concern will contribute to the transparency of the state concern's work, President Petro Poroshenko said.

KYIV, Feb. 22 - Ukraine's border service has banned Mikheil Saakashvili from entering Ukraine for three years, days after he was expelled from the country, RFE/RL reported Wednesday.

KIEV, Feb. 22 - The European Union is shutting down a border checkpoint scheme with Ukraine, deepening doubts about Kyiv’s ability to deliver reforms in return for billions in European aid, Reuters reported.

KIEV. Feb 21 – The Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (based in Kiev) has opened a criminal case against Parliament deputy Andriy Artemenko, who is suspected of committing state treason.

KIEV, Feb. 22 – Parliament failed to pass at first reading bill No. 4840 on the disclosure of information in extractive industries.

The lawmakers started considering the bill at the end of the working day.

KIEV, Feb. 22 – Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman at a meeting with representatives of the so-called trade blockade in Donbas pointed out the risks for Ukrainians coming from the blockade and assured that the government is ready to strengthen control.

KIEV, Feb. 22 - Peace in eastern Ukraine remains elusive of violations of a newly proclaimed ceasefire continued into Wednesday, according to a CNN report.

KIEV, Feb. 18 – Mass media reports that flights over Crimea will be resumed are erroneous, Ukraine's Infrastructure Ministry said.

KIEV, Feb. 18 - The Samopomich party faction's pullout from Ukraine's governing coalition will leave the parliamentary majority with only two factions - Petro Poroshenko Bloc and [Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk] People's Front - with a total number of 217 MPs.

KIEV, Feb. 18 - The parliamentary and government crisis must not impede the Ukrainian people's advancement into the European Union, President Petro Poroshenko said at a meeting with Euromaidan activists.