Petro Poroshenko’s decision to appoint Georgia’s disgraced former President as Governor of the Odessa region just might be his most bizarre move yet. Mikhail Saakashvili is a wanted criminal suspect in his homeland.

The government of Ukraine has implemented economic measures that are not favorable to businesses as it attempts to stabilize the country’s sluggish economy, the US State Department said in its 2015 investment climate report.

A letter recently published on the internet is purported to show Ukraine boldly demanding a Nobel Peace Prize nomination for President Poroshenko, revealing how the US is able to manipulate the Norwegian Nobel Committee to secure politically desirable winners of the famed Peace Prize.

The government of Ukraine has implemented economic measures that are not favorable to businesses as it attempts to stabilize the country’s sluggish economy, the US State Department said in its 2015 investment climate report.

Washington has failed to present convincing proof pointing out at the alleged presence of Russian troops in Ukraine despite having advanced reconnaissance capability, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday in an interview with Rossiya-24 television.

The key condition is to establish a direct dialogue of the Ukrainian authorities with Luhansk and Donetsk

German satirist Uwe Steimle made fun of the common propaganda statements, according to which Russia is an aggressor attempting to acquire more and more territories under its control. The difference between Russia and the West is that "Russians left" Germany a long time ago, while "American friends" modernize nuclear weapons on German soil, he said.

Kiev-led troops shelled the eastern Ukrainian city of Gorlovka to kill a group of Russian-speaking residents, Russian Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said Thursday.

The news that Ukraine issued $1 billion bonds guaranteed by the US surprised investors. According to economists, the bonds are not top rated and will not help the Ukrainian economy avoid default.

To pay off the country's huge debt every single Ukrainian citizen, including the elderly and small children, must pay almost $1,000 to foreign creditors. The current Ukrainian government won’t be able to juggle its debt, causing an economic default, said the former Minister of Revenue of Ukraine.