KIEV, Feb. 18 ??“ The Finance Ministry seeks to reduce the 2005 budget deficit to 2% of gross domestic product, down from an estimated 7.8%, by slashing spending and boosting revenue via selling state assets.

KIEV, Feb. 19 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko Saturday appointed close ally Petro Poroshenko secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, the body that advises the president on strategic issues.

KYIV, Jan 21 - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was worried at the prospect of Donald Trump returning to the White House, branding Trump’s claim that he could stop Ukraine’s war with Russia in 24 hours as “very dangerous.”

KYIV, Jan 19 – The situation in the financial system is stable, social payments are provided without resorting to printing hryvnia notes. Ukrainian President Volodymy Zelenskyy said in a video message on Thursday, speaking about a meeting with Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.

KYIV, Jan 21 – Ukraine, which has been trying to secure supplies of Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine after its clinical trials are over, may soon be able to get supplies of vaccine from the European Union, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Thursday.

KYIV, Jan 20 – Ukraine will implement reforms to improve transparency the government’s decision-making in order to eliminate corruption and increase foreign investments, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Monday.

KYIV, Jan 21 – Ukraine’s strategy to reform financial sector through 2025 will strengthen the resilience of the banking system to economic shocks and will improve its assets, the Moody's rating agency said.

KYIV, Jan 21 – The majority of Ukrainians say that Ukraine should move towards joining the European Union, according to the results of a nationwide poll conducted by the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation jointly with the Sociological Service of the Razumkov Center that were presented in Kyiv on Tuesday.

KYIV, Jan 21 - Iran has confirmed that two Tor-M1 surface-to-air missiles were fired at the Ukrainian airliner that crashed near Tehran earlier this month, BBC reported.

BRUSSELS, Jan 21 - Ukraine and Russia should be able to reach an agreement by the end of 2019 on the transportation of natural gas to the European Union, RFE/RL reported on Monday citing a top EU official.