KYIV, Oct 19 – Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Minister Roman Abramovsky has submitted his resignation, head of the parliamentary faction Servant of the People David Arakhamia said.

KYIV, Oct 20 - Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday passed legislation to strengthen the independence of the Western-backed national anti-corruption bureau (NABU), a requirement for Kyiv to secure more loans from the International Monetary Fund under a $5 billion loan deal, Reuters reported.

KYIV, Oct 20 - Ukrainian health minister Maksym Stepanov said on Tuesday the number of coronavirus cases may rise to 8,000-10,000 a day in the coming weeks, Reuters reported.

WASHINGTON, Oct 20 - The US State Department Tuesday widened the scope of sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline and warned companies involved they face sanctions if they do not wind down activities within 30 days, S&P Global reported.

KIEV, Oct. 19 – Parliament's Committee on Fiscal Policy and Banking has upheld an appeal to President Petro Poroshenko to ask it to dismiss National Bank of Ukraine Governor Valeriya Gontareva.

KIEV, Oct. 20 – Russia's demand to recognize Ukraine's $3 billion debt as sovereign and not commercial announced by Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov as a preliminary condition for the negotiations between the sides to settle this dispute show that Russia is not ready to the negotiations, Ukrainian Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk said.

BRUSSELS, Oct. 20 - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Thursday that he was pessimistic a solution could be found which allows the Netherlands to ratify an EU pact with Ukraine, raising fresh doubts about a key symbol of support for the country’s pro-Western government, The Wall Street Journal reported.

KIEV, Oct. 20 – The Ukrainian Armed Forces will receive several T-72 tanks equipped with the new NATO-standard fire control system by the end of 2015, and in 2016 the Defense Ministry of Ukraine will start buying T-84 Oplot tanks, which are currently being exported.

KIEV, Oct. 19 – Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has filed a lawsuit against Ukraine with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in connection with alleged abuses of his human rights.

KIEV, Oct. 20 - Ukraine will cancel a deal with Russia that calls for construction of a nuclear fuel manufacturing plant, Energy and Coal Industry Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn said Tuesday.