The authorities of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) on Thursday transferred 13 people, who have been convicted prior to the conflict and preferred to serve their sentence on the Ukraine-controlled territories, to Kiev, Ukrainian Commissioner on Human Rights Lyudmila Denisova said.

US Ambassador to Hungary David B. Cornstein urged the Hungarian government on Thursday to refrain from blocking cooperation between NATO and Kiev amid the row between the neighboring countries.

NATO is going to deliver secure communications equipment for the Ukrainian army before the end of this year, the alliance's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday.

The authorities of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) on Thursday transferred 13 people to Kiev, who have been convicted prior to the conflict and preferred to serve their sentence on the Ukraine-controlled territories, Ukrainian Commissioner on Human Rights Lyudmila Denisova said.

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told reporters on Thursday that Russia remains ready to peacefully resolve the gas dispute with Ukraine if Kiev takes reciprocal action.

All claims about Ukraine's attempts to bring a nuclear bomb to Crimea are fake, the Russian Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said on Thursday.

If Kiev does not ensure Russian diplomats' security, it will not get off that easy, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Thursday.

Moscow believes Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko may use increasing tension in Donbas for prolonging martial law in Ukraine and even canceling presidential election, the Russian Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said on Thursday.

According to Moscow's data, Kiev may stage a military provocation at the contact line in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas, and Kiev is also preparing a military offensive targeting Mariupol region, the Russian Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said on Thursday

International Monetary Fund (IMF) will review Ukraine's request for financial assistance on December 18, the organization's agenda revealed on Wednesday.