KIEV, Jan. 28 - The White House said the first official phone call between President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, “was a significant start to improving the relationship between the United States and Russia that is in need of repair,” Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported.

KIEV, Jan. 29 - Three Ukrainian servicemen were killed when pro-Russian rebels attacked government positions in Avdiyivka on Sunday, cutting off power supplies to the eastern frontline town, Ukrainian officials said, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Jan. 27 – A total of 942,748 internally displaced people have been registered in Ukraine as of January 26, says Maryna Vorona, a deputy head of the department for social protection of the internally displaced persons at the Ukrainian Ministry of Social Policy.

KIEV, Jan. 27 – If Russia sends another so-called "humanitarian convoy" to Donbas without first agreeing this with Ukraine and the International Committee of the Red Cross, the crossing of the convoy into Ukraine will be considered by Kiev as an act of aggression, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said.

DNIPROPETROVSK, Jan. 27 – Director-General of the Directorate-General Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO) Claus Sorensen, after studying the situation of displaced persons from Donbas, said that the European Union will increase humanitarian aid to Ukraine by EUR 15 million.

MOSCOW, Jan. 29 – Ukraine's national oil and gas company Naftogaz Ukrayiny filed a claim against Gazprom with the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce on October 13, 2014, concerning the retroactive review of a transit contract for 2009-2019, Gazprom said.

KIEV, Jan 29 - An International Monetary Fund team is extending its mission in Kiev beyond a planned departure date of Jan. 29, a representative of the press service of Ukraine's central bank said on Thursday, Reuters reported.

BRUSSELS/KIEV, Jan 29 - European Union foreign ministers extended existing sanctions against Russia on Thursday, holding off on tighter economic measures for now but winning the support of the new left-leaning government of Greece, whose position had been in doubt, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Jan. 29 - Five Ukrainian soldiers and three civilians have been killed as a result of fighting in Ukraine's separatist eastern regions in the past 24 hours, Kiev authorities said on Thursday, reporting no let-up in violent clashes with pro-Russian rebels, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Jan. 29 – The Canadian government has announced it is barring senior Ukrainian officials from entering the country, in response to violent clashes between protesters and police in Kiev, Canadian portal CBC News reported on Tuesday.