DONETSK, Dec. 3 - Ukraine will take a separate decision on the fate of each coal mine deeper than one kilometer, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych said.

KIEV, Dec. 5 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko on Tuesday ordered Boris Tarasiuk to continue to assume duties of the foreign minister after a local court had ruled to suspend Parliament??™s controversial resolution dismissing the minister.

KIEV, Dec. 5 ??“ Ukraine and Russia may reach a long-awaited agreement on natural gas prices and transit volumes within days, a senior official at the Russian government told a newspaper on Monday.

KIEV, Dec. 5 ??“ Ukraine??™s consumer prices, led by prices of food and services, rose faster then expected in November, suggesting that the government??™s one-digit inflation target will probably be exceeded

KIEV, Dec. 5 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko, angry over apparent lapses by the authorities that had allowed bird flu virus spread in Crimea, on Monday ordered dismissal of the country??™s top veterinary officer.

KIEV, Dec. 5 ??“ The Cabinet of Ministers will soon place Naftogaz Ukrayiny and the Energy Company of Ukraine (ECU) under the authority of the Fuel and Energy Ministry, First Deputy Prime Minister Stanislav Stashevsky said following a Cabinet meeting.

KIEV, Dec. 5 ??“ The issue of the size of quotas for sugar imports to Ukraine is the main problem preventing Ukraine from obtaining membership of the World Trade Organization, Economy Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk told the press.

KIEV, Dec. 2 ??“ Outgoing President Leonid Kuchma promoted a police chief that had allegedly ordered a crackdown on demonstrators Sunday, an opposition leader said Thursday citing a source.

KIEV, Dec. 2 ??“ A Central Electoral Commission member Thursday estimated that 1 million illegal ballots had been cast in favor of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych shortly after polling stations had closed Nov. 21.

KIEV, Dec. 2 ??“ Outgoing President Leonid Kuchma sought urgent backing from Russia on Thursday as he prepared to challenge a recent agreement with opposition leaders over a new election.