KIEV, June 22 – Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers has proposed to increase expenses and revenues of Ukraine's national budget in 2017 by UAH 26 billion or some 3.5%, including by UAH 25 billion for the general fund. The relevant bill has been submitted to the Verkhovna Rada on Wednesday. | More

MOSCOW, June 21 - The new sanctions imposed by the United States against Russia over the situation in Ukraine are a "political gift" to Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said. | More

KIEV, June 21 – The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank on June 20 endorsed the new 2017-2021 Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Ukraine, according to a posting on the website of Ukraine's Finance Ministry. | More

KIEV, June 20 – During his working visit to Washington, President Petro Poroshenko and U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry discussed the possibility of supplying alternative fuels to Ukraine. | More

WASHINGTON, June 20 – Ukraine is currently drawing up legislation on a state policy of restoration of state sovereignty over Donbas, which should be open to public debate and which Ukraine plans to present to its foreign partners, President Petro Poroshenko said. | More

BRUSSELS, June 22 - President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday boasted of robust support from the West for Ukraine’s ongoing conflict with Russia and expressed gratitude for the European Union’s plan to extend economic sanctions against Moscow. | More

KIEV, June 22 – Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada has urged the European Parliament to introduce additional trade preferences for Ukrainian goods.

An Interfax-Ukraine correspondent has reported that a total of 230 lawmakers finally backed resolution No. 6517. | More

KIEV, June 22 – The Ukrainian government on Wednesday approved amendments to the national program for shutting down Chernobyl nuclear power plant and transforming the Shelter facility into an environment friendly system with the action plan for 2017-2020. The government would propose to the Verkhovna Rada to endorse the relevant bill, Ukraine's Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry has reported. | More

KIEV, June 21 – President Petro Poroshenko has met with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross to discuss investment in Ukraine, according to the presidential press service. | More

KIEV, June 21 - Roshen's Lipetsk confectionery factory, warehouse for finished products and LLC Roshen trading housing have completely shut down their operations in Russia, the Ukrainian confectionery company said on its website. | More