KIEV, Feb. 11 ??“ Ukraine will seek Western energy companies to join a consortium that would build and own new natural gas pipelines aimed at increasing gas supplies to Europe, Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov said Saturday.

KIEV, Feb. 11 ??“ Signs of political instability instigated from outside had been emerging in Crimea, Ukraine??™s autonomous republic with mainly Russian-speaking population, Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov warned Saturday.

KIEV, Feb. 11 ??“ Turkmenistan, Ukraine??™s biggest source of natural gas, indicated it would boost by 54% gas prices within the next eight months in a move that may increase pressure on the Ukrainian economy. Niyazov told the national television

KIEV, Feb. 10 ??“ Ukreximbank, one of two state-owned banks in Ukraine, plans to raise $650 million on international capital markets this year, Ukreximbank CEO Viktor Kapustin said.

KIEV, Feb. 11 ??“ Ukraine will seek to secure $3 billion financing to upgrade its huge natural gas supply network, Naftogaz Ukrayiny chairman Oleksiy Ivchenko said Saturday.

KYIV, Jan 9 – On Monday, President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting in Kyiv with Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for the European Green Deal Frans Timmermans.

According to the press service of the head of state, during the meeting, Zelensky stressed that during the recovery, Ukraine will focus on the implementation of "green" projects and is ready to become one of the European hubs of modern green energy.

KYIV, Jan 9 – Since the beginning of 2023, the interest of European traders in the Ukrainian gas transmission system (GTS) and underground gas storage (UGS) facilities has increased amid a decrease in gas prices in the EU and storage occupancy by 80%.

KYIV, Jan 9 – The European Union will be ready to play a leading role in restoring Ukraine's infrastructure, European Commission spokesperson Ana Pisonero said Monday.

Pisonero said the G7 countries agreed to coordinate activities on this issue.

KYIV, Jan 10 - Power cuts to the population in Ukraine may become more severe after a short pause for the weekend, when it was possible to reorient business consumption volumes to residential customers, said Oleksandr Kharchenko, the director of the Energy Industry Research Center.

WASHINGTON, Jan 10 - About 100 Ukrainian troops will head to Oklahoma’s Fort Sill as soon as next week to begin training on the Patriot missile defense system, getting Kyiv closer to obtaining the long-sought protection against Russia’s missile attacks, The Associated Press reported.