KIEV, May 16 ??“ Ukraine's trade unions plan to hold a demonstration May 24 against higher gas and energy tariffs for population in Kiev, Oleksandr Yurkin, the chairman of the Trade Union Federation, said.

KIEV, May 17 - Ukraine lodged a counter-claim against Romania with the International Court of Justice in The Hague on the issue of the delimitation of the continental shelf and exclusive economic zones in the Black Sea.

KIEV, May 16 - Ukraine's third-largest oil refinery, Kherson NaftoPererobka, controlled by Russian oil company Alliance Oil, delayed restart for at least two weeks after a scheduled two-week maintenance, a spokeswoman at the refinery said Monday.

KIEV, May 16 ??“ Telephone conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov led to resumption of Russian oil supplies to Ukraine??™s largest oil refinery late last week, President Viktor Yushchenko said Monday.

KIEV, May 16 ??“ Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Monday unveiled a plan, which includes boosting fuel imports and building a giant oil refinery, to reduce heavy dependence on Russian oil companies.

KYIV, Apr 17 – Ukraine needs effective security guarantees even before it joins NATO, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video address on April 15.

KYIV, April 17 – Deputy Prime Minister for the Reconstruction of Ukraine, Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development Oleksandr Kubrakov and a representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Hideya Kobayashi, signed an agreement on the allocation of a grant from the Japanese government.

KYIV, April 17 – Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, following the results of the Spring Meetings in Washington, announced that Ukraine would receive additional support of more than $5 billion from France, Germany, and the UK.

KYIV, April 17 - Top diplomats from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies vowed a unified front against Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, saying at the close of their meetings Tuesday that they were committed to boosting and enforcing tough sanctions against Moscow.

KYIV, April 12 – Head of Kyiv regional military administration Oleksandr Pavliuk recommends residents of the region not rush to return to the de-occupied settlements of Kyiv region, since work is actively being carried out in the region to eliminate the consequences of the presence of Russian occupiers in it.