MOSCOW, March 10 - Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Monday it was outraged by lawlessness in eastern Ukraine, and accused the far-right paramilitary movement Right Sector of "conniving" with the new government in Kiev, Reuters reported.

KIEV, March 10 - A pro-Russian force opened fire in seizing a Ukrainian military base in Crimea on Monday and NATO announced reconnaissance flights along its eastern frontiers as confrontation around the Black Sea peninsula showed no sign of easing, Reuters reported.

MOSCOW, March 10 - Russia vowed on Monday to unveil its own solution to the Ukrainian crisis that would run counter to US efforts and would appear to leave room for Crimea to switch over to Kremlin rule, AFP reported.

DUSHANBE, March 7 - President Viktor Yanukovych will make a two-day official visit to Tajikistan on March 17-18, a spokesperson for the Tajik Foreign Ministry told Interfax-Ukraine.

"The official visit of Yanukovych to Dushanbe is scheduled for March 17-18," the spokesperson said.

KIEV, March 10 - Ukraine and Russia are close to signing an agreement creating a joint venture to operate gas pipelines in exchange for lower gas prices for Ukraine, a news agency reported Sunday, citing a source.

KIEV, March 10 - Russia and Ukraine may have failed to narrow differences on key issues such as natural gas during a phone call between President Viktor Yanukovych and Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev.

KIEV, March 9 – Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has ordered staff decisions to be drafted with respect to the heads of companies, regions and departments that have the largest debts for natural gas.

KIEV, March 9 - Almost 53% of Ukrainian citizens polled in February said their opinion of the policies pursued by the government is mostly or largely negative.

KANIV, March 10 – President Viktor Yanukovych has promised to disclose the results of an international audit of the economic situation in the country.

MOSCOW, March 10 – A senior Russian official on Wednesday said President Viktor Yanukovych should work to introduce the Russian language as the second state language in Ukraine to improve bilateral relations quickly.