KYIV, June 18 - The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has proposed to increase the sum of assistance provided to Ukraine via the programs of the U.S. Department of State and Pentagon for the 2019 fiscal year, the Ukrainian Embassy to the United States reported.

KIEV, June 16 – President Petro Poroshenko has met with a delegation of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) headed by NDI board chairwoman and former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.

KIEV, June 18 - Thousands of people marched through Ukraine's capital Sunday in support of LGBT rights and equality. The marchers were joined by several foreign diplomats and politicians in what organizers say is the largest Pride event the country has seen yet, National Public Radio reported.

KIEV, June 15 – Ukraine's Finance Ministry intends to enter the foreign capital market after receiving a new tranche from the International Monetary Fund, Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk said.

KIEV, June 16 – Ukraine's Justice Ministry is conducting a policy of interfering with the free legal aid system at all levels, threatening its institutional independence and acting not in line with international standards, Deputy Justice Minister of Ukraine Andriy Vyshnevsky said at a press conference at Interfax-Ukraine on Thursday.

KIEV, June 16 – Ukraine has shipped to Thailand the fifth batch of new main battle tank Oplot-T, consisting of five tanks built at the facilities of state-owned Malyshev Machine-Building Plant (Kharkiv) under a $240 million contract signed in 2011.

KIEV, June 13 – The Ukrainian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry is to start functioning in autumn 2016, and the ninth meeting of the Ukraine-Germany High Level Group on Economic Cooperation will be held soon, President Petro Poroshenko said.

BRUSSELS, June 13 - Russia continues to keep its troops on Ukrainian territories controlled by separatists in eastern parts of the country, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday.

KIEV, June 17 – President Petro Poroshenko has met with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (1997-2007) and invited him to join the International Advisory Council on Reforms under the Ukrainian president.

KIEV, June 18 – The IMF is waiting for the Ukrainian authorities to fulfill its promises to transfer farmers to the general taxation system starting January 1, 2016.