KIEV, May 19 – The National Exit Poll 2014 consortium, consisting of the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation, the Kiev International Institute of Sociology (KIIS), and the Razumkov Center, will conduct a national exit poll on May 25, the day of presidential elections in Ukraine.

BRUSSELS, May 21 - The European Union might provide macro-financial aid and a medium-term loan totaling about 1.6 billion euros to Ukraine by the end of 2014 if Kiev complies with obligations concerning the implementation of reforms, European Commission Vice President Siim Kallas told reporters in Kiev.

WASHINGTON, May 20 – The U.S. authorities have provided $11.4 million for the organization of the May 25 presidential elections in Ukraine, U.S. State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said at a briefing on Tuesday.

MOSCOW, May 21 - Russia said on Wednesday that troops deployed for exercises near the Ukrainian border had dismantled equipment and were moving to train stations and airfields for return to their permanent bases, but the United States and NATO said they saw no clear signs of a pullout, Reuters reported.

KIEV, May 21 – Petro Poroshenko, the frontrunner in Ukraine's presidential election, appealed to voters on Wednesday to hand him victory outright in Sunday's first round of voting or face a risk of "destabilization" that might prevent a second-round runoff, Reuters reported.

KIEV, May 20 - Almost two-thirds of Ukrainian citizens think the situation in Ukraine is developing in the wrong direction, according to a poll conducted by the Razumkov Center in late April.

KIEV, May 20 – If the 2015 presidential election in Ukraine was scheduled for next Sunday, 16% of Ukrainians would vote for incumbent President Viktor Yanukovych and 16% for UDAR Party leader Vitali Klitschko, according to a survey conducted by GfK Ukraine.

KIEV, May 21 - One person was killed on Tuesday as high winds and thunderstorms cut the power supply to 468 Ukrainian towns and villages in the early hours of May 21, the Emergency Situations Ministry said on Tuesday.

KIEV, May 21 - Ukrainians prefer entry into the European Union to affiliation to the Customs Union, judging by an opinion poll held by the Razumkov Center in late April.

KIEV, May 21 – Opposition groups on Tuesday accused Interior Minister Vitaliy Zakharchenko of trying to cover up a recent attack on reporters amid evidence that the attacking mob may have been hired by the ruling Regions Party.