MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 9 - Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has urged Europe to produce a uniform system of pricing natural gas and calculating fees for its transit, arguing that this would help remove "the political component" from pricing.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 ??“ U.S. President George W. Bush sought an advice on Ukraine from his Polish counterpart Lech Kaczynski as the two had discussed plans for NATO??™s further expansion, a newswire reported Thursday.

KIEV, Feb. 9 ??“ President Yushchenko said he will seek to change the constitution after general election due March 26 and will invite all major political groups to draw up new amendments.

KIEV, Feb. 9 ??“ Mobile phone operators may service around 80% of Ukrainians in 2006, according to Adam Voyatsky, the director of Ukrainian Mobile Communications, or UMC.

KIEV, Feb. 9 ??“ As nuclear power is crucially important for Ukraine's energy security, the country will be working to start producing nuclear fuel domestically, Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov said.

KIEV, Feb. 8 ??“ Ukraine??™s space industry expanded 12% on the year to $200 million in 2004, led by a robust worldwide demand for space services, a news agency reported, citing an industry official.

KIEV, Feb. 8 ??“ Ukraine??™s economy will probably expand 9% on the year in 2005, slowing down from the record-high growth of 12% reported in 2004, Economy Minister Serhiy Teriokhin said Tuesday.

KIEV, Feb. 8 ??“ Ukraine??™s hidden budget deficit this year is four times bigger than what had been originally forecast by the previous government, Economy Minister Serhiy Teriokhin said Tuesday.

KYIV, Jan 9 - The Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran’s international airport Wednesday was shot down by an Iranian anti-aircraft missile, Fox News reported Thursday citing Pentagon officials.

KYIV, Jan 8 - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has pointed out weak economic growth in Ukraine, according to a report by the Washington-based lender.