KIEV, June 28 ??“ A group of opposition lawmakers locked themselves in Parliament for 24 hours Wednesday seeking to block the legislature as the Regions Party had been trying to force the coalition to accept its ultimatum.

KIEV, June 28 - Viktor Yanukovych, the leader of the largest opposition group in Parliament, sharply criticized the government??™s plans to re-negotiate a key natural gas agreement that been signed between Ukraine and Russia in January.

KIEV, June 24 ??“ Samson International, a U.S. oil and gas extraction company, is considering investing into the development off shore deposits in the Ukrainian sector of the Black Sea.

KIEV, June 24 ??“ Investors from Germany, Italy, Turkey, Russia and Spain are showing an active interest in the purchase of Ukrainian banks or creation of new banks in Ukraine, first deputy governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Anatoliy Shapovalov told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, June 27 - NATO is ready to help Ukraine in its bid to become a member, alliance secretary-general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said Monday on a visit to Kiev, The Associated Press reported.

KIEV, June 23 ??“ Ukraine assured Turkmenistan on Thursday that it will meet its natural gas settlement commitments and will try to resolve an emerging $600 million gas debt problem as quickly as possible.

KIEV, June 23 ??“ It is only a matter of time before criminal charges a filed against former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, as law enforcement agencies are currently collecting serious evidence, a senior police officer said Thursday.

KIEV, June 23 ??“ Parliament on Thursday dealt a blow to the government??™s attempts to join the World Trade Organization before the end of the year by rejecting several bills that are crucial for the accession.

KYIV, May 28 – The Swedish government has approved a new assistance package for Ukraine to help restore energy infrastructure, Ukrainian media said, adding that the package totaled SEK 650 million (approximately $61.6 million).

KYIV, May 28 - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received a second $1 billion promise of military aid in as many days Tuesday during a whirlwind tour of three European Union countries, while President Vladimir Putin warned that hitting Russian soil with Western-supplied weapons could set the war on a dangerous new path.