KYIV, June 13 – The Holos (Voice) Party has disclosed the names of its first donors, who made contributions to finance the party's parliamentary election campaign.

MOSCOW, June 14 – The European Commission proceeds from the fact that by the end of 2019, when the current contract for gas transit to Europe between Gazprom and Naftogaz Ukrainy expires, a solution will be found and European consumers will be able to continue receiving Russian gas, Vice President of the European Commission Maros Sefcovic said following negotiations with Russian Minister of Energy Alexander Novak.

KYIV, June 14 – Representative of the head of state in the Ukrainian government Andriy Gerus has said that President Volodymyr Zelensky initiates the legislative change of the Rotterdam+ formula by the Rotterdam- formula.

KYIV, June 18 – The Council of the European Union has extended for a year sanctions against Russia for the illegal annexation of Crimea.

"On 18 June 2018, the Council extended the restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol by Russia until 23 June 2019," the European Council wrote on its website on Monday.

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.