KIEV, Jan. 13 – Bohdan Danylyshyn, the economy minister in the government of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, was granted asylum by the Czech Republic, effectively shielding him from any political persecution in Ukraine.

KIEV, Jan. 13 – President Viktor Yushchenko’s hopes for securing support from other candidates ahead of Sunday’s election were dashed on Wednesday after one of the leading contenders had declined to cooperate.

KIEV, Jan. 13 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko suffered a setback on Wednesday when Parliament failed to debate amendments to the election law, leaving intact a clause that may potentially lead to massive fraud.

KIEV, Jan. 12 – The National Bank of Ukraine has approved interim provisions for issuing loans to support banks' liquidity if there is a real threat to the stability of the banking system.

KIEV, Jan. 13 – Switzerland's RosUkrEnergo (RUE) has bought controlling stakes in Ukrainian regional gas supply companies and controls 75% of the gas sales in Ukraine through them, Dmytro Firtash, RosUkrEnergo co-owner, said.

KIEV, Jan. 13 - A new stage of the "gas attack" against Ukraine's independence is beginning, which is aimed at saving Russia's Gazprom from bankruptcy by obtaining control over Ukrainian gas pipelines, said Andriy Kislinsky, deputy head of the Ukrainian presidential secretariat.

KIEV, Jan. 13 - Naftogaz Ukrayiny said Tuesday that Russian gas giant Gazprom departed from its usual practice of coordinating in advance volumes of natural gas supplies to the European Union.

Naftogaz also urged Gazprom to “immediately” resume gas supplies to the EU in full to stabilize the Ukrainian gas pipeline system, which is designed for moving much larger amounts of gas.

KIEV, Jan. 13 - Russian gas giant Gazprom’s plan to test run Ukrainian pipelines before restarting supplies to the European Union was “absolutely provocative,” a top aide to President Viktor Yushchenko said Tuesday.

KIEV, Jan. 13 – Russia’s restart of natural gas supplies to the European Union collapsed on Tuesday after Gazprom had selected a route that would completely shut gas supplies to several Ukrainian regions.

KIEV, Jan. 11 - President Viktor Yushchenko on Friday urged Naftogaz Ukrayiny, the national oil and gas company, to improve its finances and to make sure Ukraine’s natural gas transportation network remains in state ownership.