KIEV, March 29 – Ukraine's budget deficit in February was UAH 4.85 billion. The general fund stood at UAH 5.35 billion, while the surplus in January was equal to UAH 2.45 billion, and the general fund at UAH 1.7 billion.

KIEV, March 29 – Parliament has agreed with President Petro Poroshenko's motion to dismiss Prosecutor General of Ukraine Viktor Shokin.

A total of 289 MPs voted for the measure on Tuesday in parliament.

KIEV, March 29 – President Petro Poroshenko is set to visit the United States tomorrow, but has not yet been scheduled to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama during his visit, Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko said.

KIEV, March 29 - Ukraine’s prospects of forming a new coalition - vital to get IMF loan talks back on track - were thrown into fresh doubt on Tuesday after Yulia Tymoshenko pressed demands as the price of taking her Fatherland Party into an alliance, Reuters reported.

DNIPROPETROVSK, March 26 - Ihor Kolomoisky, former head of Dnipropetrovsk region's administration, said there is no conflict between him and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.

KIEV, March 27 – Ukraine's Office of the Prosecutor General will seek a court order on Saturday to extend the detention term for two former senior government figures who are suspected of corruption and whose current 72-hour term of custody expires at noon that day, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said on Friday.

KIEV, March 27 – President Petro Poroshenko reaffirmed his country's commitment to diversifying natural gas supplies, including with the help of Turkmen gas, the Ukrainian leader's press service reported.

WASHINGTON, March 27 – Following in the steps of the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate has called on President Barack Obama to arm Ukraine as soon as possible.

KIEV, March 27 - The Ukrainian State Border Service said it will speed up the construction of a security line along the Russian border, including Crimea, in April to fulfill Project Stina (Wall).

KIEV, March 27 - The fourth wave of partial mobilization in Ukraine is 76% complete in terms of conscription and 50% complete in terms of vehicle acquisition, acting spokesman for the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff Vladyslav Selezniov said.