KIEV, March 26 ??“ Russia??™s intelligence service may have played a role in the illegal transfer of nuclear-capable cruise missiles from Ukraine to Iran and China in 2001, a newspaper reported Saturday, citing Ukrainian security service sources.

KIEV, March 25 ??“ Parliament overwhelmingly approved the government??™s 2005 budget amendments Friday, opening way for dramatic economic reforms aimed at fighting corruption and boosting economic expansion this year.

KYIV, Feb 28 – The overwhelming majority (84%) of Ukrainian citizens support the entry of the Ukrainian state into the European Union, according to the results of a sociological survey conducted by the sociological service of the Razumkov Center from January 19 to January 25 and presented at a press conference at the Interfax-Ukraine agency on Wednesday.

KYIV, Feb 28 – Ukrainians most often express a positive attitude towards Lithuania (91%), Latvia (90.5%), the UK (90%), Germany (89%), Estonia (89%), Canada (88%) and the United States (87%), according to the results of a sociological survey conducted by the sociological service of the Razumkov Center from January 19 to January 25 and presented at a press conference at Interfax-Ukraine on Wednesday.

TIRANA, Feb 28 - Ukraine’s president pleaded Wednesday for more ammunition to repel Russian advances as he co-hosted a summit with Albania’s government to build further support for Kyiv among southeastern European countries while signs of war fatigue grow.

KYIV, Feb 28 – Ukraine and Poland, during negotiations with Polish Ministers of Development and Technology of Poland Krzysztof Hetman and Agriculture Czeslaw Siekierski, developed a number of solutions for the constructive unblocking of the Ukrainian-Polish border while respecting the interests of Polish farmers, said Deputy Minister of Economy - Trade Representative of Ukraine Taras Kachka.

KIEV, Feb. 24 – The Hague Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) will consider a claim filed by Dnipropetrovsk-based Dniproazot against Russia, the court said.

KIEV, Feb. 24 – During his working visit to Hungary, Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin discussed the need for the European Union to remain united on the issue of anti-Russian sanctions until Russia has fulfilled its obligations under the Minsk agreements.

KIEV, Feb. 25 - The implications for Ukraine's sovereign credit profile of the political crisis which saw two parties leave the governing coalition will depend on whether IMF disbursements are further delayed and official lenders' willingness to support Ukraine is weakened, Fitch Ratings said.

KIEV, Feb. 25 – Impunity for massive human rights violations is one of Ukraine's main problems, Amnesty International said.