WASHINGTON, Dec 11 - Russia is seeking to boost its power in Europe and grip over Ukraine with the proposed Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, the top U.S. energy diplomat said on Monday, in a step-up of Washington's rhetoric against the pipeline, Reuters reported. | More

KYIV, Dec 11 - A court in Kyiv has reinstated Roman Nasirov to the position of head of the State Fiscal Service after he was fired in January following his arrest on suspicion of embezzlement, RFE/RL reported. | More

KYIV, Dec 11 — Yuliya Tymoshenko, leader of the Batkivschyna party, has been taking the lead in the presidential ratings, with showman Volodymyr Zelensky coming second and the incumbent President Petro Poroshenko coming third, a poll conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology has shown. | More

KYIV, Dec 10 - President Petro Poroshenko has signed into law a bill to terminate Ukraine's friendship treaty with Russia, RFE/RL reported Monday. | More

KYIV, Dec 10 – President Petro Poroshenko said that after Russia's aggression near the Kerch Strait major NATO presence in the Black Sea should be seen, the sanction package against Russia should be introduced, and military and technical upgrades should be done, including lethal weapon supplies for Ukraine. | More

KYIV, Dec 10 – A meeting of the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to discuss the issue of cooperation with Ukraine under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) is scheduled for December 18, the IMF has reported on its website. | More