KIEV, July 16 – The Cabinet of Ministers has submitted a draft law on the basis of the state anticorruption policy in Ukraine (the anticorruption strategy) for 2014-2017.

KIEV, July 16 – The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has said that illegal armed groups operating in eastern Ukraine do not want to hold talks on a bilateral ceasefire and urges them to return immediately to respective consultations, reads a statement by the trilateral contact group on the settlement of the situation in eastern Ukraine, which was published on the OSCE Web site on Tuesday.

KIEV, July 16 - Ukraine is studying various options for future relations with Russia, but thinks that it is still not the right time to sever diplomatic relations, said Valeriy Chaly, deputy head of the Presidential Administration.

KIEV, July 16 - Pro-Moscow separatists battled to break through lines of government forces near the border with Russia in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, and a tentative step towards agreeing a ceasefire in the intensifying three-month conflict failed, Reuters reported.

WASHINGTON, July 16 - U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced the most wide-ranging sanctions yet on the Russian economy, targeting key institutions including Gazprombank and Rosneft Oil Co, as well as other energy and defense companies, Reuters reported.

KIEV, July 17 - Ukraine and Russia will work together to make sure that European natural gas supplies continue uninterrupted during the high demand season, Deputy Prime Minister Yuriy Boyko said.

KIEV, July 17 – Ukraine’s manufacturing slump persisted in June slowing down the economy and increasing doubts among analysts over whether the government can raise enough revenue to meet budget obligations this year.

KIEV, July 17 – A new law on employment envisages incentives for employers which will help eliminate age discrimination in employment, Social Policy Minister Serhiy Tyhypko said.

KIEV, July 17 - President Viktor Yanukovych on Tuesday signed a bill into law that makes it mandatory to add bio-ethanol to gasoline starting in 2014, his administration reported.

KIEV, July 17 – Speculation grew Tuesday on the timing of an emergency session of Parliament as pro-government lawmakers seek to replace the parliamentary speaker with a figure loyal to President Viktor Yanukovych.