KYIV, Oct. 30 - The head of NATO on Wednesday lauded Ukraine's weaponry pullback in the east, but also called upon Russia to step up efforts to bring peace to the war-torn region, AP reported.

KYIV, Oct 30 - Batkivschyna Party leader Yulia Tymoshenko has the highest approval rating among presidential candidates - 15%, whereas 9% of voters are ready to support incumbent President Petro Poroshenko, 8% - showman Volodymyr Zelensky, and 7% - Civil Position Party leader Anatoliy Hrytsenko.

KYIV, Oct 30 – President Petro Poroshenko will hold talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on November 1 as part of her visit to Ukraine, the presidential press service reported.

UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 30 - Russia clashed with European nations and the United States on Tuesday over the legality of elections in two Moscow-backed separatist areas in eastern Ukraine, The Associated Press reported.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 - After months of internal debate, the Trump administration is stalled on the question of whether to provide Ukraine with the defensive weapons it has long asked for, the Washington Post reported on Sunday.

KYIV, Oct. 30 - Donald Trump's former presidential campaign manager, Paul Manafort, has been charged with conspiring to defraud the US in his dealings with Ukraine, BBC reported.

KYIV, Oct 27 – Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman called for strengthening security measures and increasing the number of means of technical control in public places so as to prevent terrorist attacks.

KIEV, Oct. 27 - The International Monetary Fund is ready to continue cooperation with Ukraine within the EFF program if the institutional independence of the central bank is retained, IMF representative Gerry Rice said.

KIEV, Oct. 27 – Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov has called on Japanese politicians and public figures not to follow the policy of appeasing the aggressor, but unite and take concrete action to make Russia stop its aggression.

MOSCOW, Oct. 27 - The share of Russians favoring a visa and customs regime with Ukraine has reached 39%, the Levada Center told Interfax, adding that this was the highest indicator since March 2008 (19%).