LVIV, Sept. 11 - A day after forcing his way past border guards back into Ukraine, former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said he would unite the opposition against his former ally President Petro Poroshenko and planned to campaign for support.

BRUSSELS, Sept. 12 - European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule said that the Association Agreement and the creation of a deep and comprehensive free trade area are compatible with observer status in the Customs Union of the CIS countries.

KIEV, Sept. 12 – Russia must respect the right of the European Union’s eastern neighbors to choose whether to enter into association agreements with the EU, according to resolution approved by the European Parliament Thursday.

KIEV, Sept. 11 - Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has reiterated his call for the creation of an international consortium consisting of Ukraine, Russia and the European Union in order to modernize the Ukrainian gas transport system.

KIEV, Sept. 12 – The Cabinet of Ministers foresees 8% growth in the revenues of the consolidated national budget for 2013, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said.

BRUSSELS, Sept. 9 – The head of the Ukrainian to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee has expressed concern over the impact of the case against opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko upon his country’s reputation and urged reconsideration of the case.

KIEV, Sept. 12 – The trial of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was suddenly put on hold for two weeks on Monday amid reported growing pressure on President Viktor Yanukovych from U.S. and European Union officials.

LVIV, Sept. 10 – Lviv City Council has voted to ask the European Parliament and the Organization for Security and Co-operation to monitor upcoming local elections in Ukraine.

Sixty-three deputies supported the draft address, which was submitted by the BYT and the Reforms and Order factions on Thursday.

KIEV, Sept. 12 – Valentyn Nalyvaychenko, a pro-Western former chief of SBU security service, may be elected the leader of Our Ukraine, former President Viktor Yushchenko’s party, a newspaper reported Sunday, citing a source in the party.

KIEV, Sept. 12 – Three judges of the Constitutional Court resigned on Friday as the court had been preparing to rule on whether the powers of President Viktor Yanukovych must be dramatically increased.