KYIV, Feb 16 – Government bill No. 5070, which has already been registered in the Verkhovna Rada, and which implies shortening the term of office of current Director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) Artem Sytnyk, may challenge the legitimacy of any decisions of the Bureau's leadership, the Anti-Corruption Action Center said on Tuesday.

KYIV, Feb 16 – Parliament has prolonged until August 1, 2021 the term of the Agreement between Ukraine and the Netherlands on an international mission to protect the investigation of the causes of the Malaysian Airlines flight MH-17, which took place in Donbas on July 17, 2014.

MUNICH, Feb 17 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Ukraine's international partners and business representatives to become involved in the implementation of infrastructure and social projects in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions affected by the armed conflict.

KYIV, Feb 17 - A Russian-administered court in Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula ruled on Sunday to detain four Ukrainian fisherman for 10 days as civil punishment for "illegally fishing" in the Sea of Azov where they were detained and had their boat impounded the previous day, RFE/RL reported.

WASHINGTON, Feb 16 - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Saturday urged Ukraine to forge ahead with deeper structural reforms needed to achieve stronger economic growth, Reuters reported.

KYIV, Feb 14 - A bill has been submitted to the U.S. Congress providing for an increase of $25 million in the 2019 budget for assistance to Ukraine through the programs of the Department of State, the Ukrainian Embassy to the United States has reported.

KYIV, Feb 15 – Lawmakers will hold a special session on Tuesday to discuss Russian aggression against Ukraine, Parliament Speaker Andriy Parubiy said.

President Petro Poroshenko, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman and President of the European Council Donald Tusk are expected to join the session, he said.

KIEV, Feb. 16 – Ukraine plans that after consultations with creditors, which are to start when the International Monetary Fund approves the new EFF program, to reduce payments in the coming years by $15 billion, Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko said.

KIEV, Feb. 16 – President Petro Poroshenko says that it is important to expand cooperation between Ukraine and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, especially in the context of boosting investment.

KIEV, Feb. 16 – The Ukrainian government and the International Monetary Fund have agreed on budget amendments to widen the deficit from 3.7% to 4.1% of GDP as a condition for new IMF funding, Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko told a press conference.