BRUSSELS, Nov. 16 - The European Parliament has backed closer integration between the EU and Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova with a view to those countries joining the customs union and Schengen area, plus gaining increased access to the single market, The Independent newspaper reported.

KIEV, Nov. 15 – Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman met with the mission of the International Monetary Fund and discussed with them further reforms and support for Ukrainian economic growth.

NEW YORK, Nov. 16 - A key U.N. committee approved a resolution Tuesday condemning Russia's "temporary occupation" of Crimea and reaffirming the United Nations' commitment to Ukraine's sovereignty over the Black Sea peninsula, ABC News reported.

KIEV, Nov. 16 - Ukraine edged out of recession last quarter with 0.7 percent growth, official statistics showed Monday, as authorities eye the start of a lengthy path to recovery after a devastating economic collapse sparked by conflict, AFP reported.

KIEV, Nov. 13 – Two Ukrainians and four people from unidentified Southeast Asian countries were aboard the Mi-2 helicopter which crashed in Slovakia, the State Border Service reported on Friday.

LONDON, Nov. 16 - Russia wants to reach a compromise over Ukraine's debt to Russia and has made an "interesting" offer to settle the issue, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Monday, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Nov. 13 - Monetary base in Ukraine in October decreased by 0.9%, to UAH 318.5 billion, while money supply increased by 2.4%, to UAH 958.7 billion, the National Bank of Ukraine reported.

KIEV, Nov. 16 – President Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree giving Ukrainian citizenship to Giorgi Grigalashvili, who previously headed the Georgian patrol police.

KIEV, Nov. 16 – A number of regional centers and major cities in Ukraine on November 15 held the second round of mayoral elections, with Kiev's incumbent mayor Vitali Klitschko elected for a second term.

KIEV, Nov. 15 - President Petro Poroshenko issued several decrees on Saturday to shut state institutions and banking services in pro-Russian eastern regions, pressing a move to cut links with the rebel-held territory, Reuters reported.