KIEV, May 28 – The natural gas contract between Ukraine and Russia is not the only item on the bilateral talks agenda, according to the Ukrainian cabinet.

KIEV, May 28 – Ukraine’s new constitutional amendments will ensure the president has strong powers and is elected by popular vote, Leonid Kravchuk, a former president and the chief of a body working on the draft, said.

KIEV, May 28 - President Viktor Yushchenko's top energy envoy on Thursday questioned the idea of building a Libyan oil refinery near Odessa without reversing the Odessa-Brody oil pipeline away from moving Russian crude oil.

KIEV, May 28 – The opposition Regions Party suspended talks with Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko over constitutional amendments due to “various circumstances,” Viktor Yanukovych, the leader of the Regions Party, said Thursday.

WARSAW, May 28 - The European Union will offer Ukraine an "ambitious partnership" in September during France's six-month tenure as E.U. president, AFP reported Wednesday, citing French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

TORONTO, May 28 - Pointing to Ukraine's emerging agriculture sector, steady economic growth and recent accession into the World Trade Organization, President Victor Yushchenko called on Canadian business leaders Wednesday to pump more investment into the country.

KIEV, May 28 – President Viktor Yushchenko has met with Manitoba Premier Gary Doer in Winnipeg and discussed interregional and trade and economic cooperation, cooperation in the agricultural sector, and Ukrainian-Canadian relations in the cultural sphere.

KIEV, May 25 ??“ Ukraine??™s budget gap widened by UAH 1.6 billion hryvnias in April to a cumulative UAH 3.2 billion in the first four months as spending continued to outpace revenue, the Economy Ministry reported.

KIEV, May 27 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko may visit Donetsk, the stronghold of a major opposition party, on Tuesday to introduce a recently appointed governor and to ease rising tensions between the region and the central government.

KIEV, May 28 ??“ Three pro-Western parties, which are expected to form the government in Ukraine, made an important progress on a key foreign policy issue of joining NATO, a negotiator said Sunday.