KIEV, Dec. 27 - The BYT-Batkivschyna faction doubts that a successful resolution of the gas issue will be reached before the Russian presidential elections.

"Ukraine is being completely isolated not just by the European Union. We still can't find common ground with Russia.

KIEV, Dec. 27 – The National Utilities Regulatory Commission does not see any need today to revise heat supply tariffs for households due to the size of the average price of gas stipulated in the national budget for 2012 of $416 per thousand cubic meters.

KIEV, Dec. 27 – Ukraine has sent the second out of six An-32 light transport aircraft to Iraq under a contract worth over $550 million for the supply of the Ukrainian military hardware to Iraq.

The An-32 took off from Hostomel Airport, Kiev region, on Tuesday morning. It is to arrive at Baghdad International Airport on Tuesday evening.

KIEV, Dec. 28 – The state will grant the smallest direct support of farmers in 2012 in the past several years, which is only 33% of the general "agrarian budget" for next year, reads a Tuesday press release of the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club.

KIEV, Dec. 27 - The construction of the Ochakivsky wind base Ltd. and Berezansky wind base Ltd. wind power plants (WPP, both based in Mykolaiv region) could be realized as part of the Energy of Nature national project, according to Mykolaiv Governor Mykola Kruhlov.

KIEV, Dec. 27 – A swift rise in the prices of oil producer Ukrnafta's equities has been triggered mainly by rumors of the sale by the Privat Group of its stake in that company, say stock market players polled by Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, Dec. 27 – Switzerland's Ukrenergy Holding AG, a joint venture of state-run Ukrinterenergo Company and Korlea Invest Holding AG, said it would continue supplying electricity to all its consumers in 2011.

KIEV, Dec. 28 – The National Bank of Ukraine has permitted the reorganization of Dongorbank through its joining to First Ukrainian International Bank (FUIB, both based in Donetsk), FUIB reported.

KIEV, Dec. 27 - Ukrgazvydobuvannia, a subsidiary of Naftogaz Ukrayiny, and Chevron Corp., the second largest U.S. oil company, have discussed the joint development of unconventional gas fields, the company's press service has reported.

KIEV, Dec. 28 – The deficit of Ukraine's balance of payment in 2011 is expected at only $100 million, according to the monetary and credit policy for next year submitted by the National Bank of Ukraine to Parliament.