KIEV, Sept. 14 - The German and French foreign ministers said on Wednesday an attempt to revive a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine from midnight could set the scene for agreement next week on further peace moves, The Associated Press reported.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 - The International Monetary Fund said its board on Wednesday approved a long-awaited loan disbursement to Ukraine of about $1 billion after a review of the country's bailout program, Reuters reported.

KIEV. Sept 15 – Russia's introduction of restrictions on transit of goods from the territory of Ukraine via Russia to third countries from the beginning of 2016 has led to the reduction in exports of Ukrainian goods to Central Asia and the Caucasus by 35.1%, in particular to Kazakhstan by 45.5%, according to the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade's report regarding filing a lawsuit to the WTO against Russia.

KIEV, Sept. 14 - Transparency International Ukraine has supported the need for a full launch of the register of electronic declaration and the establishment of an anti-corruption court as a mechanism of bringing corrupt officials to justice.

KIEV, Sept. 15 - Further progress in fiscal reforms is the key to ensure medium-term sustainability in Ukraine, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on occasion of the issue of the third $1 billion tranche to Ukraine under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program.

KIEV, Sept. 15 - Foreign ministers from Germany, France and Ukraine visited eastern Ukraine on Thursday, hours after Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian forces agreed to a ceasefire in a conflict that has killed over 9,600 since spring 2014, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Sept. 14 – British singer Sir Elton John, head of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, has called on Ukrainian to build a new society that is tolerant and democratic, particularly towards the LGBT community.

KIEV, Sept. 15 - Ukraine and Russia still have different visions of the price of natural gas that must be charged in the fourth quarter, Energy and Coal Industry Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn said Tuesday.

BRUSSELS, Sept. 15 - Ukraine will renew its calls for lethal defensive weaponry from its Western allies if the Minsk peace deal fails, the country's top official to NATO said on Tuesday, urging help to reestablish control over its eastern border with Russia, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Sept. 9 – The Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 that crashed over Donetsk region on July 17 was technically sound and broke up in the air probably as a result of structural damage caused by a large number of objects that penetrated the aircraft from outside, according to a preliminary report of the Dutch Safety Board.