KIEV, Nov. 28 ??“ A natural gas dispute between Ukraine and Russia worsened Monday when Naftogaz Ukrayiny, the state gas company, warned its Russian counterpart of responsibility for implications the dispute may have on European supplies.

KIEV, Nov. 28 ??“ The position of Ukrainian negotiators may provoke a "gas war" between Ukraine and Russia, Sergei Markov, the director of the Institute for political studies (Russia), said at an international conference dedicated to the anniversary of Ukraine??™s ???Orange Revolution.???

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to Germany, Romania, Ukraine and Belgium from Dec. 5-9 to highlight the "enduring importance of transatlantic relations," the State Department said in a statement on Monday.

MOSCOW, Nov. 28 - Russia and Ukraine plan to cancel duties on tobacco products traded between the countries as of 2006, and on sugar from 2009, the Russian Economic Development and Trade Ministry's press service said Monday.

KIEV, Nov. 28 ??“ The World Bank in January-March 2006 is to give Ukraine a $150 mln credit to carry out the Access to Financial Services Project.

KIEV, Nov. 25 ??“ Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko, regarded by hundreds of thousands of protesters across Ukraine as the people??™s president, signed his first decrees Thursday, ahead of his assuming real authority.

KIEV, Nov. 25 ??“ Thousands of protesters swarmed to the government??™s main offices late Thursday for what they says Is an indefinite siege in a show of public disobedience triggered by alleged massive manipulation at presidential election.

KYIV, Oct 28 – Ukraine on Thursday defended its first ever deployment of a combat drone to strike pro-Russian rebel artillery in Donetsk region after Germany and France had expressed concerns over the escalation.

KYIV, Oct 25 – The introduction of exit capital tax in Ukraine could affect revenue of the national budget, and the ability of the country to service external liabilities.

KYIV, Oct. 26 - A Crimean dissident sentenced to 20 years in Russian prison has been awarded the European parliament’s prestigious Sakharov prize in a sharp criticism of Russia’s human rights record likely to provoke anger from the Kremlin.