Kiev passed a new law that aims to push the country closer to Europe and Nato membership. But are deepening ties with Beijing – Moscow’s close military ally – pulling the country in a different direction?

After visiting Ukraine's front line in the war against Russian-backed separatists, Germany has offered to try kick-starting the stalled peace talks.

Government reforms in the areas of openness and transparency are starting to show positive results. For the first time, Ukraine is now ranked among the world's 50 "most open" countries.

Putin's 19km bridge across the Kerch Strait - now the longest in Europe - is a powerful metaphor for his "reunification" ideology. While it connects Russia to Crimea, it further isolates the Kremlin.

Against the backdrop of conflict in the eastern Donbass region, Ukrainian businesses and organizations step up security as they find themselves on a digital front line.

Firm prepared report saying ex-leader’s conviction was just Manafort; Gates funneled $4 million for report: indictment

​Electricity rates lowest in Europe; New car sales up 29 percent; US is largest aid donor to Ukraine; First ‘cryptomats’ open in Kyiv

Ukrgasbank starts to issue interest-free loans for electric car purchase; DTEK buys 600,000 metric tons of coal in South Africa; Ukroboronprom sees net income rise by 31.2% in 2016.

Ukraine to launch big blockchain deal with tech firm Bitfury; The charter capital of Naftogaz of Ukraine has grown by $1.1 billion; Wizz Air launches flights between Lviv and Wroclaw.

Private company infrastructure investment to grow; new privatization targets; solar power plant construction starts

Shooting on sidewalk outside Premier Palace, Russian-owned central hotel familiar to foreign investors