KIEV, Feb. 18 - The State Border Committee of Belarus said, citing Ukrainian border guards, that heavy motor trucks with Russian registration plates will not be allowed into the Ukrainian territory starting from 12:00 midnight on February 18, in compliance with an act adopted by Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers.

BERLIN, Feb. 21 - The French and German foreign ministers, who head to Kiev for talks on Monday, have urged Ukraine to push forward with reforms in the spirit of the movement that ousted Russian-backed president Viktor Yanukovych two years ago, AFP reported.

KIEV, Feb. 19 – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko expects the European Union to make a decision on granting visa-free access to the EU to Ukrainian citizens at an Eastern Partnership summit in Riga in May, so that it could be put into practice by the end of 2015.

KIEV, Feb. 19 - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund plans to consider a new financing program (Extended Fund Facility, EFF) for Ukraine worth $17.5 billion in late February – early March, Director of IMF Communications Department Gerry Rice said.

KIEV, Feb. 19 - Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko and European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Johannes Hahn are to discuss ratification of an association agreement between Kiev and the European Union.

KIEV, Feb. 20 – European Council President Donald Tusk said that he is holding consultations with EU leaders due to the escalation of the crisis in eastern Ukraine.

KHARKIV, Feb. 22 – Ukraine said on Sunday it feared unrest could spread beyond territory held by pro-Russian separatists, after an explosion killed two people at a memorial rally in an eastern city far from the front line, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Feb. 22 - President Viktor Yanukovych on Wednesday dismissed Valeriy Khoroshkovskiy from the post of finance minister and appointed him first deputy prime minister, the presidential press service reported.

MOSCOW, Feb. 22 – Days after resuming natural gas price talks, Russia on Wednesday suddenly accelerated pressure on Ukraine, threatening to reduce to ‘zero’ shipments of its gas via Ukrainian pipelines within years.

KIEV, Feb. 21 – The Main Investigatory Department of the Prosecutor General's Office said it has completed its pre-trial investigation into a criminal case on abuse of power against former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.