WASHINGTON, June 13 - An associate of Paul Manafort in 2012 proposed recruiting former politicians from Belgium, Germany and Spain for a covert lobbying effort on behalf of the Ukrainian government, Politico reported Wednesday. | More

KYIV, June 13 – A group of Ukrainian defense companies are seeking $12.7 million investment from the government to start production of advanced helicopters, an industry source said Wednesday. | More

KYIV, June 13 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is preparing the new Ukraine Sustainable Energy Lending Facility (USELF-III) for the amount of EUR 250 million, the bank reported. | More

KYIV, June 12 - Ukraine said it will investigate possible separatist activities in a team of ethnic Hungarian soccer players from Ukraine who won a tournament billed as an alternative to the World Cup in Russia, Reuters reported. | More

KYIV, June 12 - Ukraine's cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) removes the need to tighten monetary policy, deputy head of the central banker Oleh Churiy said. | More

KYIV, June 12 - Ukroboronprom State Concern is presenting advanced defense systems at the 26th international exhibition of technologies in the field of security and defense Eurosatory 2018, which takes place in Paris (France) on June 11-15. | More

BERLIN, June 11 - The foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France met in Berlin on Monday to discuss the implementation of a fragile ceasefire for Ukraine and the deployment of a UN peacekeeping mission in the country's conflict zone. | More

KYIV, June 11 - Ukraine has lost about $100 billion due to Russian aggression in Crimea and Donbas, according to a study by the U.S.-based Atlantic Council think tank. The study was conducted at Ukraine's Crisis Media Center. | More

KYIV, June 8 - The European Parliament will vote on the third macro-financial assistance program for Ukraine in the framework of the plenary session on June 13. The program envisages the allocation of EUR 1 billion. | More

KYIV, June 10 - The foreign ministers of Germany, France, Russia, and Ukraine are scheduled to meet in Berlin on Monday to discuss the conflict in eastern Ukraine, RFE/RL reported Sunday. | More