Ukraine expects to import 2.5-3 million tons of anthracite coal from the United States, Minister of Energy and Coal Mining Ihor Nasalyk said.

"Presently we have received information that we could receive 2.5-3 million tons of coal from America. I, as a Minister, just sent a letter to the State Department asking for assistance with the anthracite coal," he told journalists in Kyiv.

According to Nasalyk, energy-generating companies have already begun signing contracts for anthracite deliveries …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged Ukraine to continue its attempts to reach an agreement with Russia on the so-called "Yanukovych loan", which refers to Eurobonds that were sold to Russia in late 2013 shortly before the flight of President Viktor Yanukovych from Ukraine.

This was stated in a message sent out by the Fund after the completion of the third review of its program of cooperation with Ukraine.

"Ukraine’s international partners have provided substantial financial and …

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin warned former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych that he would "take away the Crimea and Eastern Ukraine" if Yanukovych signed the Association Agreement with the European Union, as stated by the Chairman of the Trans Carpathian Regional State Administration, Gennady Moskal, during an an interview with 112 Ukraine TV.

"When they had to travel to sign the agreement, Putin said, ‘Russia's borders will never join with the borders of the EU and …

The Kremlin is aware of Poland’s position regarding the crash of Polish President Lech Kaczynski's plane in 2010, but it does not agree with their conclusions, as was reported to journalists by the Russian President’s Press Secretary, Dmitry Peskov, in commenting on the accusation by Poland against Russian dispatchers, the correspondent of RBC reports.

“Their position is well known, our investigative bodies are engaged in this matter, and the investigation is being carried out by Russia as …

By the end of spring, the State Security of Ukraine will receive special assistance from NATO in the form of special equipment to counter cyber threats.

This was stated by Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges at NATO Headquarters Jamie Shea in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.

“We are already at the stage of arranging for the delivery of this equipment to Ukraine. We still have to go through some of the usual formalities of import/export procedures, but we …

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia and Belarus have resolved their gas-related disputes.

The disagreement between Russia and Belarus about gas shipments started in 2016. Minsk said that it had made its own price calculations for the gas and reached the conclusion that its price was roughly twice as high as it should be, arguing that a fair price would be $73 per cubic meter.

“We have found a scheme in which we keep our approaches, but bring together our positions on the cost,” …

Russia continues to build up military forces and mobilization readiness on its borders with the Baltic countries.

This was stated in a joint report by the State Security Department and the Second Investigation Department under Ministry of National Defense in which threats to national security were assessed, as reported by Delfi, in referring to a press conference in the Seimas of Lithuania, where the report was presented.

“This is a signal that NATO and Lithuania should be ready to engage in …

The Board of Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the third review of the economic program of Ukraine within the framework of Extended Fund Facility (EFF). Completion of this review allows for the allocation of 734.05 million SDR (Special Drawing Right of about 1 billion dollars).

Thus, the total amount allocated to Ukraine will increase to 8.38 billion dollars from 2015.

This is affirmed in a statement issued by the Fund after the completion of the third review of the …