KIEV, Feb. 16 – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that the creation of the Advisory International Council of Reforms, and the appointment of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili as its head, is needed to obtain the experience of supporters of Ukraine and to introduce reforms.

KIEV, Feb. 16 – A group of lawmakers have asked Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk to settle the issue of wage arrears at Pivdenmash state enterprise (Dnipropetrovsk).

MOSCOW, Feb. 16 – Ukraine after the approval of the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement of the International Monetary Fund will be able to start negotiations with holders of sovereign bonds, although now it is unclear whether it is the restructuring of the Ukrainian debt or the payment in installments that will be discussed.

KIEV, Feb. 16 – The United States said it was "gravely concerned" by the fighting in and around the town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine after a ceasefire agreement that came into force on Sunday, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Feb. 13 – President Viktor Yanukovych will visit the Czech Republic on April 23-24, Special Envoy for Eastern Partnership at the Czech Foreign Ministry Petr Mares said.

KIEV, Feb. 14 – Ukraine placed 155th in the Index of Economic Freedom 2014 among 178 countries, going from a 46.3 score in 2013 to 49.3 graded on a scale of 0 to 100, the Bleyzer Foundation and the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council reported.

KIEV, Feb. 14 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny has sent telegrams to governors of 11 regions which have a large debt for natural gas consumed with notification on the restriction of supplies of natural gas.

KIEV, Feb. 16 - Ukrainian opposition protesters ended a two-month occupation of city hall in Kiev on Sunday and opened a road to limited traffic, meeting an amnesty offer aimed at easing a stand-off over President Viktor Yanukovych's rule.

KIEV, Feb. 16 - Ukraine will more actively tackle issues of energy security, including increasing production of alternative energy, Andriy Kliuyev, the recently appointed secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, said Thursday.

KIEV, Feb. 16 – Ukraine’s jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko’s defense team and government-appointed doctors clashed Thursday over whether she must be treated outside prison following a three day-examination by German and Canadian physicians.