KIEV, May 10 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko warned government coalition parties on Thursday that their newly emerged opposition to early election plan would force him to take emergency steps to ensure proper financing for the poll.

KIEV, May 10 ??“ Three pro-Western parties have been quietly working on a roadmap of main policy decisions for the new government in a bid to form the ruling coalition, a party activist said Wednesday.

KIEV, May 10 ??“ U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin were invited to join the World Holocaust Forum that will take place in Kiev in September, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said Wednesday.

MOSCOW, May 10 ??“ Russia indicated Wednesday it would use carrot-and-stick policy to keep its neighbors within the Commonwealth of Independent States after Ukraine and Georgia had suggested they may quit the alliance.

KIEV, May 10 ??“ Ukraine??™s economy will expand 2.8% on the year in 2006, while consumer inflation will be at 11.4%, according to a forecast released by the Economy Ministry.

MINSK, May 10 - A regular meeting of the High-Level Group for improving efficiency at the Commonwealth of Independent States will take place at the CIS Executive Committee headquarters in Minsk on Thursday, a report said.

KIEV, April 28 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko is under` pressure to resume leadership in his party after polls showed the party had been seriously losing popularity.

KIEV, April 28 ??“ Four Ukrainians, jailed by a Belarusian court for joining local students in a peaceful protest march in Minsk, went on a hunger strike Thursday, complaining the arrest and the sentencing had been politically motivated.

KIEV, April 28 ??“ The National Bank of Ukraine is preparing to lift restrictions on foreign currency speculation which have been in effect for seven years in hopes the move would help to prevent the hryvnia??™s further appreciation.

KIEV, May 6 ??“ Ukraine and its closest allies, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Moldova, reacted calmly to a decision by Uzebekistan to withdraw from GUUAM, a bloc that had been positioning itself as a counterbalance to Russian dominance in the region, officials said Friday.