WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 - A White House National Security Council official who listened to President Donald Trump's July call with the Ukrainian president told House impeachment investigators on Tuesday that he was so "concerned" by Trump's comments he reported his concerns to a White House lawyer, ABC News reported.

KYIV, Oct. 29 - Ukraine's military said the withdrawal of government and Russian-backed rebel troops started on Tuesday in Zolote, a town in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, Reuters reported.

BRUSSELS, Oct 29 – The European Commission suggested a 10-year timeframe for the new natural gas transit contract between Ukraine and Russia, and Kyiv fully supports it, Energy Minister Oleksiy Orzhel said Tuesday.

COPENHAGEN, Oct. 30 - Denmark on Wednesday gave permission for a joint German-Russian underwater gas pipeline to be laid to through its territory, in a blow to Ukraine and the United States that had fiercely opposed the project, AP reported.

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.