KIEV, Jan. 12 – Thousands of protesters on Sunday urged Western powers to impose sanctions against Ukrainian officials a day after riot police used force against activists, leaving 10 seriously injured.

KIEV, Jan. 12 - The Ukrainian economy has lost from $12 billion to $15 billion since the gas contracts were signed with Russia in 2009, Ukrainian presidential chief-of-staff Serhiy Liovochkin told journalists in Kiev on Thursday.

KIEV, Jan. 11 – Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, based on investigation of alleged illegal actions by the former head of Kharkiv regional state administration, has opened a criminal case against officials from Kharkiv Regional State Administration and the main office of the State Agency for Land Resources in Kharkiv region for land fraud in 2009.

KIEV, Jan. 12 – Russia’s Gazprom on Thursday rejected Ukraine's demand to cut the volume of natural gas supplies this year, edging closer to a standoff that may potentially cause gas supply disruptions in the region.

KIEV, Jan. 12 – The office of President Viktor Yanukovych announced on Wednesday that a court had revoked a decree to posthumously decorate Stepan Bandera, a nationalist leader during World War II.

KIEV, Jan. 12 – A statement by Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko that the hryvnia exchange rate will total about UAH 6 per $1 this year is a display of "either a lack of knowledge or an attempt to deceive voters," Serhiy Lyovochkin, the deputy Regions Party leader, has said.

KIEV, Jan. 12 – President Viktor Yushchenko said Tuesday he was to start talks with other democratic candidates to secure their backing at the upcoming presidential election.

KIEV, Jan. 12 – President Viktor Yushchenko on Tuesday attacked his political rival Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko by citing a Moscow court verdict that had allegedly charged her for bribing Russian generals in 1996.

KIEV, Jan. 12 – Expenses for the payment of pensions and subsidies in Ukraine in 2009 are estimated at UAH162.8 billion, including UAH32.2 billion from the national budget, according to a posting on the official website of the Ukrainian Pension Fund.

LVIV, Jan. 12 - European Commission experts have started their mission at the Drozdovychi gas measuring station in Lviv region, on the Ukrainian-Polish border.

This is purely technical work, Herbert Loibl from OMV GAS Austria told the media.