KYIV, Sept 20 - Ukraine's government has extended the country's state of emergency until the end of the year as officials deal with a surge in coronavirus infections, RFE RL reported.

KYIV, Sept 21 - The International Monetary Fund began a virtual mission to Ukraine as the government seeks to resume a $5 billion loan that’s been frozen for months because its terms weren’t met, Bloomberg reported.

KYIV, Sept 21 – Only 14% of Ukrainians believe that the bill on oligarchs will improve the political and economic situation in Ukraine, according to a study published by the Gradus sociological service.

KYIV, Sept 21 – The State Commission on Manmade Disaster, Emergency Response has introduced a "yellow" level of epidemic danger throughout Ukraine from September 23.

KYIV, Sept 19 – Ukraine in 2018 seeks to place 10 and 15 year eurobonds for UAH 90.3 billion or $3 billion, taking into account the forecast hryvnia exchange rate of UAH 30.10/$1 used for calculations in the bill on the national budget of Ukraine for 2018.

KYIV, Sept 20 – Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers has confirmed that 10,460 Ukrainian citizens will be drafted to military service during October-November 2017 and allocated UAH 34.4 million, accordingly.

KYIV, Sept 20 – The Cabinet of Ministers plans to approve two draft memoranda between the governments of Australia, Belgium, Malaysia, the Netherlands and Ukraine on co-financing and on political support for Dutch criminal prosecution of those guilty of downing flight MH17 in Donbas on July 17, 2014.

KYIV, Sep 21 - Ukraine has already submitted new initiatives to the European Union leaders regarding the strategic vision of long-term cooperation, President Petro Poroshenko has said.

KYIV, Sept 21 - There is every reason to talk about the recovery of the Ukrainian economy, President Petro Poroshenko said.

KYIV, Sept 20 – The European Commission believes that it is important to retain transit of Russian gas across Ukraine after 2019 and proposes to be a mediator in the negotiations between Ukraine and Russia on the issue, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Energy Union Maros Sefcovic has said.