KIEV, June 10 - Russian President Vladimir Putin personally joined his country??™s pressure campaign on Ukraine to accept higher natural gas prices next year by raising the issue during talks with President Viktor Yushchenko by phone Friday.

LONDON, June 10 - Fitch Ratings, the international rating agency, says Ukraine could soon face an energy crisis if the country does not quickly develop a coherent energy policy.

KIEV, June 11 - The government ordered the Justice Ministry Saturday to take immediate steps to return a 93% stake in Kryvorizhstal, the country??™s largest steel maker, to state ownership after court rulings had cancelled the controversial privatization.

KIEV, June 11 - Ukraine is developing its own combat jet and may roll out the aircraft in three to four years, Petro Poroshenko, the top security advisor to President Viktor Yushchenko, said Saturday.

DEMBLIN (Poland), June 13 ??“ The Czech Republic will take part in implementation of the Odessa-Brody oil pipeline project, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said.

KYIV, May 13 - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday in an unannounced diplomatic mission to reassure Ukraine that it has American support as it struggles to defend against increasingly intense Russian attacks.

BRUSSELS, May 13 - European Union officials are calling for a stronger response by the bloc to Russian aggression toward Ukraine, warning that Moscow’s ultimate aim is to absorb parts of eastern Ukraine where a war has raged for seven years.

KYIV, May 13 – A Kyiv court has ordered on Thursday to put Viktor Medvedchuk, a Ukrainian ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, under house arrest as investigators will focus on high treason charges.

KYIV, May 12 – The Ministry of Infrastructure is making every effort so that after May 22 passenger transport could gradually resume its work under the condition that all anti-epidemic measures must be followed: mask regime, proper disinfection, limiting the number of passengers and seats.

KYIV, May 13 - Ukraine’s parliament passed a banking reform bill on Wednesday, paving the way for a $5 billion aid deal with the International Monetary Fund to avoid possible default on debts.