WASHINGTON, July 29 - The International Monetary Fund's $17 billion loan program for Ukraine may have to be revised if the country's conflict in its eastern regions continues for much longer, the head of the IMF said without specifying further, Reuters reported.

WASHINGTON, July 29 – President Barack Obama escalated U.S. economic sanctions against Russia on Tuesday for its aggression against Ukraine but dismissed suggestions the growing chill in U.S.-Russian relations marked the start of a new Cold War, Reuters reported.

KIEV, July 26 – The Foreign Ministry supports the idea of the Income and Tax Ministry to create the position of customs and tax officer at the country's embassies.

KIEV, July 26 - A number of politicians in the European Union will oppose Ukraine's accession to the EU, but the Ukrainian government does not see this as an immediate goal, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said.

KIEV, July 27 – Andriy Shevchenko, Ukraine’s most successful soccer player of recent times, announced on Saturday he has ended his sports carrier to join a political party running for Parliamentary seats at October 28 elections.

KIEV, July 27 – Russia is seeking to add new battleships and submarines to its Black Sea Fleet based in Ukraine and may use natural gas leverage to impose a respective agreement.

KIEV, July 28 – A three-way meeting between Ukraine, Russia and the European Union could make it clear whether it is possible to use pipelines running through the south of Ukraine as an alternative to the South Stream project, European Commissioner on Energy Gunther Oettinger said during a meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov in Kiev on Wednesday, Interfax-Ukraine has learned from Vitaliy Lukyanenko, the press secretary of the Ukrainian premier.

KIEV, July 28 – President Viktor Yanukovych has signed a law providing for carrying out measures on preparations for hosting finals of the Euro 2012 European football championship in Ukraine, the presidential Web site reported on Wednesday.

KIEV, July 29 – Deputy Prime Minister Sergiy Tyhypko said he is convinced that the International Monetary Fund Stand-By Arrangement approved for Ukraine will boost the country's international sovereign ratings and bring in more foreign investment.

KIEV, July 29 – President Viktor Yanukovych met top law enforcement officials on Thursday to get a briefing on the investigation into a bomb explosion killed one and injured eight at a Ukrainian church on Wednesday.