Former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych has urged US President Donald Trump to act to stop the war in eastern Ukraine that he blamed on "irresponsible actions" by Kiev and the West.
In the letter, which was made public on Wednesday, Yanukovych urges the US leader to "take urgent and exhaustive measures to stop the war."
"I wrote to President TrumpRead more
The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday resumed its bailout of war-torn Ukraine, approving disbursement of $1 billion from an aid package that had been held up in part on corruption concerns.
Kiev had been waiting for the resumption of lending since August of last year in a $17.5 billion program intended to help stabilize the country after the 2014 ousterRead more
The Ukrainian parliament on Thursday approved Yury Lutsenko, head of the largest parliamentary faction, President Petro Poroshenko's bloc, as the country's prosecutor general.
Lutsenko, whose candidacy was nominated by Poroshenko, won 264 of the 350 votes cast in the 450-seat parliament, said a statement on the parliament's website.
The 51-year-old Lutsenko was seen by some analysts here a controversial candidateRead more