KIEV, Dec. 8 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and the opposition Regions Party postponed talks over a new coalition following President Viktor Yushchenko’s warning that he may press for an early Parliamentary election.

KIEV, Dec. 8 – The National Bank of Ukraine has temporarily banned the purchase of currency to pay for imports to Ukraine in advance.

The decision is stipulated in NBU resolution No. 413 of Dec. 4, which came into effect from the moment of its signing.

BUDAPEST, Dec. 8 - Just a few days after losing in a bid to acquire a majority stake in Ukrainian bank UkrSibbank, Hungary's largest bank OTP has set its sights on the next target in the country, Ukrsotsbank.

NOVO-OGARYOVO, Dec. 8 - Russian President Vladimir Putin said that energy negotiations should not have any impact on bilateral Russian-Ukrainian relations.

MOSCOW, Dec. 8 ??“ Russian President Vladimir Putin, addressing his government on Thursday, put a price tag to a natural gas dispute with Ukraine at $4.6 bln annually and stressed Kiev must pay more for gas.

KIEV, Dec. 8 ??“ The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will give national energy company UkrEnergo a credit of ?25.755 mln to set up a 330 kW electricity transmission line between the Adzhalyk and Usatovo substations in Odessa region.

KIEV, Dec. 8 - The head of the Austrian clinic that is treating Viktor Yushchenko, Ukraine??™s opposition leader, said yesterday that specialists were investigating whether he had been poisoned with a rare form of dioxin, a British newspaper reported Wednesday.

KIEV, Dec. 7 ??“ The Internal Affairs Ministry confirmed Tuesday thousands of riot police troops were on alert Nov. 28, a day when opposition leaders said an order had been made to attack demonstrators.

KIEV, Dec. 7 ??“ President Leonid Kuchma signed a decree Tuesday sending Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych on a temporary leave to run a three-week election campaign, and appointed Finance Minister Mykola Azarov as acting prime minister for the period.

KYIV, Nov 8 - Ukraine's international reserves as of November 1, 2022, according to preliminary data, amounted to $25.244 billion (in equivalent), which is 5.5% more than at the beginning of October ($23.930 billion), according to data from the National Bank of Ukraine.