KIEV, Jan. 19 – Ukraine is going to launch consultations in view of Russia's violation of the UN International Convention on Terrorism, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said.

BRUSSELS, Jan. 19 – Ukraine is alarmed by the possibility of the EU softening or lifting its sanctions against Russia, and has urged the EU not to alter the sanctions until Russia compensates it for losses incurred.

BRUSSELS, Jan. 20 – In the light of the current events in Ukraine, none of the 28 EU foreign ministers that met in Brussels yesterday think that the Russian sanctions should be either softened or lifted, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said.

KIEV, Jan. 20 - Ukraine plans “full-scale” negotiations with Russia over natural gas prices to prevent a possible steep price hike in April, Energy and Coal Industry Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn said Tuesday.

KIEV, Jan. 20 - A Ukrainian central bank official said on Tuesday he felt optimistic about the outcome of negotiations with the International Monetary Fund in Kiev which Ukraine hopes will lead to further financial aid, Reuters reported.

BERLIN, Jan. 20 - A new round of peace talks on the conflict in eastern Ukraine will be held in Berlin on Wednesday evening with the foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France taking part, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Jan. 20 - Ukrainian army units came under attack from Russian regular forces in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday and heavy fighting was taking place, a Ukrainian military spokesman said, Reuters reported.

The announcement at a specially called news briefing was one of the boldest assertions yet by Ukraine of direct Russian military involvement in the nine-month conflict between pro-Russian separatists and government forces.

KIEV, Jan. 17 – President Viktor Yanukovych has signed law No. 719-VII on Ukraine's state budget for 2014, the presidential press service reported.

However, the text of the document has not yet been published in open sources.

BRUSSELS, Jan. 17 - European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule has said he is shocked at Ukraine's turn from the European path and warned that it will have consequences for partnership between Kiev and Brussels.

KIEV, Jan. 20 – The U.S. National Security Council expressed deep concern about the violence which took place on the streets of Kiev on Sunday and urges all sides to immediately de-escalate the situation.