KIEV, April 12 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko ordered SBU, the security service, to provide protection to all 18 judges of the Constitutional Court following complains from five judges about growing pressure from political groups.

KIEV, April 12 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko on Thursday rejected remarks from a top government official that political crisis may within the next two weeks to start affecting the Ukrainian economy.

KIEV, April 12 - Signs of a compromise appeared Thursday in Ukraine's power struggle as Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych signaled he was ready to participate in early elections called for by his political rival President Viktor Yushchenko.

KIEV, April 12 ??“ The National Bank of Ukraine believes there are ???no reasons??? for the hryvnia, the local currency, to lose value against the U.S. dollar, NBU Governor Volodymyr Stelmakh said Wednesday.

KIEV, April 12 ??“ Ukraine??™s economic growth continued to accelerate in March, the second month of faster expansion, driven by domestic demand and by increasing exports, officials said Wednesday citing preliminary statistics report.

KIEV, April 12 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko suggested Wednesday he may accept Yulia Tymoshenko as the next prime minister, but insisted the coalition must first agree on key foreign policy and economic reform issues.

KIEV, April 12 ??“ Demand from Ukrainian companies and individuals for hard currency rose 32% in March from February, while supply of hard currency had increased only 16%, the National Bank of Ukraine said in a report.

KIEV, April 11 ??“ The Prosecutor General??™s Office on Monday announced it officially charged Boris Kolesnikov, the head of the Donetsk region council, with extortion of assets and making murder threats.

KIEV, April 11 ??“ Scrambling to contain a price rise that started this month, the Ukrainian government slapped restrictions on mark-ups by oil refineries and by retail gasoline chains, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said Monday.

WARSAW, April 11 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko assured his Polish counterpart Alexander Kwasniewski Monday there was sufficient supply of Caspian Sea crude to load Ukraine??™s Odessa-Brody oil pipeline for shipments to Eastern Europe.