KIEV, Oct. 27 – A number of agreements have been signed in Kiev following the seventh economic cooperation meeting of the Russian-Ukrainian interstate commission in the presence of the two countries' prime ministers – Vladimir Putin and Mykola Azarov.

KIEV, Oct. 27 – The current situation in Ukraine gives the country reasons to continue the country's program of cooperation with the International Monetary Fund, President Viktor Yanukovych during a phone talk with IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the president's press service reported.

KIEV, Oct. 28 – The right to import fuel duty free damages the development of cooperation between Ukraine and the European Union, according to a letter of the European Business Association (EBA) to Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.

KIEV, Oct. 27 – A coordination council on preventing and combat crime and corruption will be formed as a working agency of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.

President Viktor Yushchenko signed a relevant decree on Oct. 27 under which a decision of the NSDC of September 11 "On the state of crime in the county and the coordination of state agencies' work on combating crime and corruption" is to come into force.

KIEV, Oct. 27 – The National Bank of Ukraine hasn't yet started transferring money to the state budget to finance preparations for hosting the Euro 2012 European Championship, Serhiy Kruhlyk, the director of NBU foreign economic relations department, said.

KIEV, Oct. 28 – Part of the resources provided by the International Monetary Fund as a part of its Stand-By Arrangement with Ukraine have been transferred to the state budget to ensure the timely payment of wages and pensions, the IMF said in a statement issued on Tuesday.

KIEV, Oct. 28 – Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych leads Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in popularity three months before the next presidential election, according to the latest survey released on Wednesday.

KIEV, Oct. 28 – President Viktor Yushchenko indicated Wednesday he will sign a controversial bill that dramatically increases social spending less than three months before the next presidential election.

KIEV, Oct. 28 - Russia and Ukraine are making progress in natural gas talks and will probably sign an agreement on 2009 supplies before the end of November, a source in the Ukrainian government said Tuesday.

KIEV, Oct. 28 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, along with the finance minister and the governor of the National Bank of Ukraine, are expected to join a meeting in Parliament Wednesday to speed up the approval of an economic rescue package.