BRUSSELS, Sept. 19 - Russia and Ukraine said they had “constructive” gas transit talks on Thursday, and the parties plan to meet again to try to find an agreement before the current one ends, Reuters reported.

KYIV, Sept. 19 - Ukraine says it will officially notify Russia on September 21 that it will not extend its treaty of friendship, cooperation, and partnership with Moscow, RFE/RL reported.

KYIV, Sept 20 – The government approved a bill providing the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria with privileges and immunities in Ukraine outlined in the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations.

KYIV, Sept 20 – President Petro Poroshenko has expressed doubts that a decision to create the land market will be made in the near future.

"I understand that, unfortunately, there are no chances for a balanced state decision to create, for example, a civilized land market ... now it will be difficult to do," he said from the parliamentary rostrum on Thursday, delivering an annual message.

KYIV, Sept 20 – The measures to increase the investment attractiveness of Ukraine taken earlier have had their effect, President Petro Poroshenko has said.

KYIV, Sept 20 – President Petro Poroshenko has said only integration into the Euro-Atlantic space guarantees the country's security, independence and prospects for raising the standard of living.

KYIV, Sept 20 – President Petro Poroshenko has said that Ukraine should implement the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement in full and look for other markets to trade with.

KYIV, Sept. 20 - An IMF mission has left Ukraine without announcing a deal on new aid but a top central bank official said on Thursday he expected an agreement "in the near future" that would help preserve financial stability during 2019, an election year, Reuters reported.

KYIV, Sept 18 – The Cabinet of Ministers seeks to borrow UAH 214.961 billion in 2018 to finance the general fund of the national budget, including UAH 91.2 billion on the foreign market.

KYIV, Sept. 19 - Mikheil Saakashvili, the former governor of Odesa region and former president of Georgia, on Tuesday demanded that the presidential administration provide him with paperwork related to his stripping of citizenship.