KIEV, Feb. 10 – U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt has called on Ukrainian politicians to put Ukrainians' interests above their own and press forward on vital reforms.

KIEV, Feb. 11 – The further delay with of the resumption of cooperation with the International Monetary Fund could have negative consequences both for Ukraine's financial stability and welfare of its citizens, the National Bank of Ukraine said in response to a Wednesday warning of IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde that cooperation could be frozen.

KIEV, Feb. 11 – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko had a phone conversation with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde during which the president argued for retention of the present govern, albeit with some reshuffling.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko discussed the need for governance reforms in Ukraine during a phone call on Thursday, the White House said, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Feb. 13 - The talks between Ukraine and Turkmenistan in Ashgabat are an important step towards strengthening the friendship and partnership between the two countries, and the significant intensification of the political dialog at all levels confirms the mutual interests of the two countries in expanding areas of cooperation, President Viktor Yanukovych told journalists in Ashgabat on Wednesday after talks with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

KIEV, Feb. 13 – Ukraine reaffirms its commitment to the Energy Community provisions and expects it to assume an active position in achieving a balance of interests between Ukraine, Russia and the European Union in the energy sector, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said in a statement regarding interaction between Kiev and the Energy Community.

KIEV, Feb. 14 - Ukraine will not agree to create a bilateral joint venture with Gazprom to operate its gas pipelines unless Russia allows supplies of Turkmenistan’s gas via its territory, an official said Thursday.

KIEV, Feb. 14 – Jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Thursday refused to participate in a trial for the 1996 murder of a politician on Friday, prison authorities reported.

KIEV, Feb. 14 - Ukraine has not been receiving enough support from the European Union in its talks with Russia over natural gas prices and gas transportation system upgrade, a spokesman for Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said.

KIEV, Feb. 14 - A team of German and Canadian doctors on Tuesday began examining opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko in her prison cell in Kharkiv following a clash over the presence of Ukrainian doctors at the process.