KIEV, April 14 – Parliament has passed at second reading bill on private detective activities (investigations, No. 3726).

A total of 261 lawmakers supported the document on Thursday, April 13.

KIEV, April 17 - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) says it will issue a ruling on April 19 on Kiev’s bid to block Russia from sending money, weapons, and troops to eastern Ukraine, Radio Free Europe reported Monday.

KIEV, April 18 – National Bank of Ukraine Governor Valeriya Gontareva and Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk have departed for Washington to attend the Annual Spring Meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group, the NBU press service reported on Tuesday.

KIEV, April 18 – Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers will submit a draft pension reform plan to Parliament by May 16, Social Policy Minister Andriy Reva said.

BERLIN, April 18 - Chancellor Angela Merkel's office said Tuesday that Russia, Ukraine and France have renewed their commitment to implement a shaky peace deal for eastern Ukraine where Russian-backed rebels have been fighting government soldiers since 2014, Deutsche Welle reported.

KIEV, April 18 – The referendum in the Netherlands will not affect the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement and the visa liberalization regime for Ukrainians, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said.

WASHINGTON, April 18 - U.S. President Barak Obama called Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday morning for what the White House said was an "intense" conversation about the breakdown of the cease-fire in Syria, USA Today reported.

KRAMATORSK, April 18 - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) seeks to raise around $3 million in the next two years for humanitarian programs in Ukraine, said Pavlo Zamostian, deputy head of the representative office of UNFPA in Ukraine.

KIEV, April 18 - A Ukrainian court on Monday sentenced two Russian soldiers captured last May to 14 years in prison for their involvement in the pro-Russian separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine.

KIEV, April 18 - Less than half of Ukrainians - 45% - support the idea of Ukraine's joining NATO, according to a public opinion poll.

Asked how they would vote if a referendum on Ukraine's accession to NATO were held today, 45% of those polled said they would vote in favor of NATO membership, 30% would vote against it, 16% were undecided, and 10% would not cast their ballots.