KIEV, June 16 – The decision of Kiev's Holosiyivsky district court to arrest $3 billion of the to the Russian Federation loan taken in December 2013 when Viktor Yanukovych was president and to prohibit public agencies from making any payments under the loan has come into force, Batkivschyna MP Andriy Senchenko said.

NEW YORK, June 16 - The Ukrainian government is outraged by remarks made by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon about the crucial role Russia can play in ending conflicts, and no longer believes he has any moral authority, Ukraine's U.N. envoy said on Thursday, Reuters reported.

KIEV, June 16 – The United States Agency for International Development intends to provide Ukraine with an additional $142 million for holding reforms in the energy sector, the judicial system and decentralization.

ZAPORIZHIA, June 16 – Pope Francis' Pope for Ukraine humanitarian project has amassed several million euros donated by European citizens for Ukrainians affected by the Donbas war, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said.

KIEV, June 17 - The European Union and the United National Development Program (UNDP) have launched a project worth EUR 1.3 million to reform Ukraine's parliament.

KIEV, June 20 - Politicians in Kiev worry that a vote by Britain to leave the European Union would weaken the EU's support for Ukraine and undermine its resolve to stand up to Russia, Reuters reported.

KIEV, June 20 - Ukraine's finance ministry on Thursday denied allegations by opposition politicians that a deputy finance minister had been drunk when he spoke to Parliament on the budget earlier this week.

KIEV, June 20 - Ukraine will not hike natural gas prices for households as demanded by the International Monetary Fund because of fear of social unrest, President Viktor Yanukovych said Wednesday.

KIEV, June 20 – German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle is to arrive in Ukraine Friday amid growing speculation the parties are in talks over possible medical treatment of jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in Germany.

KIEV, June 20 – President Viktor Yanukovych will be immune to any international court ruling on lawsuits that may be filed by jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, Justice Minister Oleksandr Lavrynovych said Wednesday.