KIEV, Feb. 17 – Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office is investigating the possible violation of Ukrainian law during the signing of contracts on the supply of electricity to Crimea.

KIEV, Feb. 17 - Russian President Vladimir Putin told Kiev to let its soldiers surrender to pro-Russian rebels, who spurned a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and fought their way on Tuesday into the town of Debaltseve, encircling thousands of government troops, Reuters reported.

DNIPROPETROVSK, Feb. 17 - Leader of UDAR party Vitali Klitschko has said he renounced his German residence permit and is a citizen of Ukraine.

KIEV, Feb. 17 - Batkivschyna opposition faction leader Arseniy Yatseniuk has confirmed his rejection of the post of prime minister.

KIEV, Feb. 17 – The issue of federalization requires thorough examination and discussion and not the emotional decisions, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has said.

KIEV, Feb. 17 - Russia said Monday it would give Ukraine a fresh cash injection of $2 billion to support its heavily indebted economy, a move that can help embattled President Viktor Yanukovych, who has been forced onto the back foot by 12 weeks of unrest.

DONETSK, Feb. 14 – Donetsk Regional Prosecutor Volodymyr Vyshynsky said that three of the five people killed in Wednesday's plane crash at Donetsk Airport have been identified.

KIEV, Feb. 14 – The U.S. Congress is concerned about the situation with the violation of basic human rights and the state of democracy in Ukraine and is considering imposing sanctions against Ukrainian officials, Senator John McCain, a former U.S. presidential candidate, said in an interview with Voice of America.

DONETSK, Feb. 15 – Investigators are considering a terrorist attack as being among the possible causes of the An-24 airliner crash in Donetsk, Deputy Prosecutor General Viktor Voitsyshen said.

KIEV, Feb. 15 - At the current stage of the development of relations with the European Union, the conclusion of the Association Agreement, which provides for the creation of a deep free trade area, is a priority for Ukraine, President Viktor Yanukovych said in an interview with the magazine "Ukraine and the World in 2013 - Global Agenda," a joint project of New York Times News Service & Syndicate and Segodnya Multimedia.