KIEV, April 6 - President Petro Poroshenko on Monday publicly lifted his objections to a referendum that could give more powers to the restive regions engulfed in more than a year of warfare, reversing his government's previous position.

WASHINGTON, April 3 - U.S. prosecutors have charged six foreigners, including Ukrainian Dmytro Firtash, with conspiracy to bribe governmental officials in India, a statement posted on the U.S. Department of Justice website reads.

PRAGUE, April 6 - The West should take strong action, possibly including sending NATO forces to Ukraine, if Russia tries to annex the eastern part of the country, Czech President Milos Zeman said on Sunday, Reuters reported.

KIEV, April 5 - Ukraine warned on Saturday it would take Russia to an arbitration court if talks with Moscow failed to roll back hikes in the price of natural gas that Kiev called an act of economic aggression.

KIEV, April 6 - Pro-Russian protesters seized state buildings in three east Ukrainian cities on Sunday, triggering accusations from the pro-European government in Kiev that President Vladimir Putin was orchestrating "separatist disorder,” Reuters reported.

KIEV, April 6 – Ukraine's gross domestic product will grow more than 5% in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the first quarter of 2010, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said.

KIEV, April 6 - Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has ordered Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuriy Boiko to oversee the use of domestic oil to stabilize prices in the market of light petroleum products.

KIEV, April 6 – Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has ordered the preparation of additional arguments for the revision of the formula of the Russian gas price for a meeting of the economic committee of the Russian-Ukrainian intergovernmental commission.

KIEV, April 6 – Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko on Wednesday called for broadening investigation against former President Leonid Kuchma to target other politicians, including President Viktor Yanukovych and Prime Minister Mykola Azarov.

KIEV, April 4 – Deputy Prime Minister and Social Policy Minister Serhiy Tyhypko has proposed the introduction of what he calls "guaranteed wages" in Ukraine.