KYIV, Aug 20 – The initiative of President Volodymyr Zelensky to raise the minimum wage is supported by the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine, First Deputy Chairman of the Joint Representative Body of Trade Union Associations, Deputy Chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine Oleksandr Shubin has said.

KYIV, Aug 20 - Ukraine registered 2,134 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, a new daily record for infections in the country, Reuters reported on Thursday citing Health Minister Maksym Stepanov.

KYIV, Aug. 20 - Israeli and Ukrainian leaders have come to the defense of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife Sara after she appeared to toss away a piece of bread offered to her at an official Ukrainian welcoming ceremony, Reuters reported.

PARIS, Aug. 20 - French President Emmanuel Macron and Russia's Vladimir Putin on Monday agreed changes in Ukraine had bolstered the chances of peace in its east, AFP reported.

KYIV, Aug 19 – Ukraine and Israel signed bilateral documents on cooperation in agriculture, economics, education, culture, as well as youth and sports.

KYIV, Aug 20 – President Petro Poroshenko has announced the completion of tests of shells for the artillery system Hyacinth (Giatsint) and the beginning of their mass production.

KHARKIV, Aug. 20 - A gunman and a police officer have been killed in a shootout in Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv near the city council building, RFE/RL reported.

According to a statement from Ukraine's National Police, the unidentified gunman opened fire overnight on a group of police officers near the Kharkiv City Council.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 - U.S. President Donald Trump said he isn't considering lifting sanctions on Russia, but he would consider doing that if Russia gave him something he wants in Ukraine or Syria, Reuters reported.

MOSCOW, Aug. 20 - American envoy Kurt Volker is to meet his Russian counterpart Vladislav Surkov on Monday to try to restore peace in eastern Ukraine, Dow Jones Newswires reported.

KIEV, Aug. 20 - Ukraine on Thursday was expecting the imminent announcement of a crucial debt restructuring agreement that could save the country from default, AFP reported.