Ukraine bans Putin buddy Depardieu for five yearsUkraine said it had blacklisted French film star and newly minted Russian national Gerard Depardieu in apparent retribution for reportedly refusing to recognise the independence of the former Soviet state.
Obama prods Ukraine on economic reformsPresident Barack Obama urged Ukraine on Monday to follow through with tough economic reforms in order to meet its commitments to the International Monetary Fund and other global lenders.
14 July 2015
Canada and Ukraine clinch free trade deal: reportCanada and Ukraine reached a free trade agreement that will be formally announced Tuesday during Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk's visit to Ottawa.
14 July 2015
Poroshenko faces new security crisis in western UkrainePresident Petro Poroshenko confronted a fresh crisis as a deadly standoff between interior ministry units and armed Ukrainian ultranationalists entered a third day in a western enclave near Hungary.
German, French leaders press Poroshenko on Ukraine truceUkrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that his French counterpart Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angel Merkel had pressed him to ensure partial self-rule for the pro-Russian separatist east.
Ukraine leader lays out vision of new war-time constitutionUkrainian President Petro Poroshenko proposed constitutional changes giving sweeping powers to the regions but critically failing to address demands of pro-Russian militants in the separatist east.
02 July 2015
Ukraine suspends Russian gas purchases in new price rowUkraine announced the immediate suspension of all Russian gas purchases after EU-mediated negotiations aimed at keeping supplies running for at least three more months broke down.