KIEV, Sept. 6 - President Viktor Yanukovych will visit the European Union's headquarters in Brussels on September 13 as part of the country's euro-integration bid, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday.

KIEV, Sept. 6 – Yulia Tymoshenko, the leader of the largest opposition group in Parliament, on Monday asked foreign diplomats to keep an eye on the authorities to prevent fraud at upcoming local elections.

KIEV, Sept. 3 – Ukraine has agreed with Libya to sign contracts to cooperate in the military and technical sector, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said during a visit to Libya on Thursday.

"All of the details in the contracts have been discussed, and cooperation between Ukraine and Libya has received the highest political support," Tymoshenko said after a meeting with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, the Ukrainian government's press service reported.

KIEV, Sept. 3 - Bohdan Sokolovsky, President Viktor Yushchenko's representative for international energy security issues, does not see real steps made by government regarding the creation of an oil refinery in Ukraine jointly with Libya.

KIEV, Sept. 3 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has increased the forecast for the purchase by Ukraine of Russian gas in 2010 to 27-33 billion cubic meters.

"We've agreed that because of the crisis, Ukraine will consume less gas both in 2009 and 2010.

KIEV, Sept. 4 – A total of 169 people have been arrested and 39 people injured as a result of an attempt to seize the Tavria cognac plant in Nova Kakhovka, Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko said.

He said in Kiev on Friday that 39 people had been hospitalized with various injuries as a result of the raider attack on the plant. Lutsenko said that the victims also included two police officers who suffered gunshot wounds.

Police also arrested 169 people involved in the clash, he said.

KIEV, Sept. 4 - Naftogaz Ukrayiny paid $667 million to Russian gas giant Gazprom on Friday, covering imports of natural gas in August, the national gas company said.

KIEV, Sept. 6 – Ukraine is facing $5.1 billion in penalties from Russia for failing to import the originally declared volume of natural gas in 2009, President Viktor Yushchenko said Sunday.

KIEV, Sept. 6 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s allies have gained de-facto control over Inter, Ukraine’s most popular television network and a powerful asset ahead of the next presidential election, a person familiar with the situation said Sunday.

KIEV, Sept. 6 – President Viktor Yushchenko on Thursday signed a decree suspending from duty two ministers in the government of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, citing growing concerns over national security.