At the 71st session of the UN General Assembly, the Ukrainian delegation to the UN made a statement calling for the International Criminal Court to investigate crimes in the East of Ukraine and bring to justice those responsible for mass killings.

Ukrinform quoted the statement of Ukrainian diplomats as saying “In light of the current difficult situation within and around Ukraine we fully recognize that there is an urgent need to ensure global jurisdiction, legitimacy and the International …

Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund may sign an updated memorandum of cooperation in the coming weeks, according to Finance Minister Olexander Danylyuk, Interfax-Ukraine reported.

“Now that a new government is appointed… the agreement on a new memorandum will come in a matter of weeks,” Danylyuk said in an interview which was published on the Ministry’s website.

According to the newly-appointed Finance Minister, the break in cooperation with the IMF was due to the political …

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stated that a special fund for the restoration of the Donbas will be established in Ukraine and financed through budgetary funds and international assistance, his press service reported.

"Work is continuing on a special fund which will be directed for the restoration of the Donbas,” the President stated.

According to Poroshenko, the fund will be formed using the state budget of Ukraine and donor assistance of partner countries and international financial …