KYIV, March 14 – Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) prepared proposals and analysis as for the suspension or termination of the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership with the Russian Federation; it is also analyzing agreements within the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

KIEV, March 14 – Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman and Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim set a goal to increase goods turnover between the two countries to $20 billion.

KIEV. March 14 – President Petro Poroshenko said that the ratification of the Free Trade Area Agreement between Ukraine and Canada opens a symbolic transatlantic bridge of free trade.

KIEV, March 15 – President Petro Poroshenko at a meeting with a delegation from Azerbaijan headed by Economy Minister of Azerbaijan Shahin Mustafayev discussed cooperation in ship building, aircraft building, pharmaceutical industry and agriculture.

KIEV, March 15 – There will be no surprises in the memorandum of cooperation between Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) that will be published after the decision of the IMF Board to provide the new tranche to Ukraine, Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk said.

KIEV, March 15 – The National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine has supported a temporary cessation of transport ties with the Russian occupied areas in Donetsk and Luhansk regions in connection with the seizure of Ukrainian-managed enterprises and escalation in the “Anti-Terrorist Operation zone,” NSDC Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov said.

KIEV, March 15 - Ukraine on Wednesday announced a transport blockade of rebel-held areas that is likely to cause serious economic disruption and could threaten a precarious cease-fire in the east of the country, AP reported.

KIEV, March 11 - Monetary base in Ukraine, after contracting by 0.3% in the previous month, decreased by 2% in February, to UAH 328.541 billion, the National Bank of Ukraine reported.

KIEV, March 11 – President Petro Poroshenko held a telephone conversation with President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker on Friday, presidential press secretary Sviatoslav Tseholko said.

KIEV, March 14 – U.S. and Canadian politicians don't recommend holding early parliamentary elections in Ukraine, but rather advise the continuance of reforms in the country, according to First Deputy Parliament Speaker Andriy Parubiy.