KYIV, July 17- Ukraine said on Friday it would conduct military exercises, which it hoped NATO partners would join, as an answer to planned Russian exercises in the Caucasus, and an insurance against any resulting escalation on its eastern borders, Reuters reported.

KYIV, July 16 – More than half of Ukrainians do not trust the data of the Ministry of Health on the situation with the incidence of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ukraine, considering these data to be either overstated or understated.

KYIV, July 16 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy maintains the position of Ukrainian politician with the highest level of confidence (44.2%). However, 48.6% do not trust him, rendering the negative balance of trust.

BRUSSELS, July 16 – In connection with the sixth anniversary of the tragedy of MH17 flight, in which 298 people died, the European Union issued a statement calling on Russia to take responsibility and cooperate in order to identify the perpetrators.

KYIV, July 19 - Russia is preparing a list of sanctions against several hundred individuals and about a hundred legal entities in Ukraine, Kommersant has reported, citing sources in the Russian presidential administration.

KYIV, July 19 – Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman and Canadian Minister of International Development Marie-Claude Bibeau have discussed Canada's assistance in repelling Russia's aggression against Ukraine and supporting domestic Ukrainian reforms.

MOSCOW, July 19 - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned NATO against cultivating closer ties with Ukraine and Georgia, saying such a policy was irresponsible and would have unspecified consequences for the alliance, Reuters reported.

KYIV, July 18 - The Cabinet of Ministers instructed the State Statistics Service to conduct in December 2019 a pilot population census in the Obolonsky district of Kyiv and the Borodianka district of Kyiv region using innovative technologies for collecting information from the public.

KYIV, July 18 - Ukraine and Georgia have agreed to speed up the process of introducing trips between the two countries on internal biometric passports, the press service of Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Oleksandr Sayenko reported on Wednesday.

KIEV, July 18 - NATO provided Ukraine with more than EUR 1 million in assistance in the field of cyber security under the relevant trust fund and intends to begin the second stage of cooperation, Deputy Prime Minister Klympush-Tsintsadze said.