KIEV, Oct. 6 - The Ukrainian government is not meeting its commitments to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Investment Bank and the World Bank on raising loans for Naftogaz Ukrayiny, so the talks on the loans have been frozen, a representative for President Viktor Yushchenko said.

KIEV, Oct. 8 - Ukraine will reduce imports of Russian natural gas next year compared with original expectations due to falling demand in the economy, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said Thursday.

KIEV, Oct. 8 – The possible approval of a major social spending increase by lawmakers may undermine Ukraine’s cooperation with the International Monetary Fund, a senior government official said Thursday.

KIEV, Oct. 8 – The hryvnia rebounded sharply against the U.S. dollar Wednesday following a massive intervention by the National Bank of Ukraine, which had tried to stop its rapid depreciation over the past two days.

KIEV, Oct. 8 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will soon decide whether to quit the job in favor of campaigning ahead of an election that is expected within the next 60 days, a Tymoshenko lawmaker said Wednesday.

KIEV, Oct. 8 – President Viktor Yushchenko on Wednesday dismissed Parliament and called early elections, citing the failure by political groups to form a new majority after the collapse of the coalition last month.

VLADIVOSTOK, Oct. 8 - Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev denied in a television program on Sunday that there were politics involved in the current issue of the Ukrainian payment arrears for Russian natural gas.

KIEV, Oct. 8 – Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych on Monday for the first time admitted his Regions Party may shift to opposition following the Sept. 30 snap election, suggesting the party is close to conceding the defeat.

KIEV, Oct. 8 – Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine’s likely next prime minister, on Monday agreed to give opposition parties posts in the government and Parliament as part of a stability pact with the Regions Party.

KIEV, Oct. 6 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko on Friday called for urgent steps to reduce inflation after Ukraine??™s consumer prices had skyrocketed in September dashing the government??™s hopes of keeping inflation at 8.7% this year.