KIEV, April 3 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny has cleared 11 billion cubic meters of gas previously owned by Swiss-based gas trader RosUkrEnergo through customs, Valentyn Zemliansky, Naftogaz spokesman, said during an internet conference on Thursday.

WARSAW, April 5 - Poland's President Lech Kaczynski is ready to act as mediator in Ukraine's domestic political conflict between its president and prime minister, should both sides request his involvement, Interfax reported Thursday.

LONDON, April 5 - Standard & Poor's on Thursday changed its long-term rating outlook on Ukraine to negative from stable based on the deteriorating political climate and the concomitant risks to economic policies.

KIEV, April 5 - President Viktor Yushchenko raised the stakes in the standoff with Ukraine's defiant prime minister, warning that officials who failed to carry out his order to hold early parliamentary election would face criminal charges.

KIEV, April 5 ??“ Fuel and Energy Minister Yuriy Boyko and Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Hilmi Guler discussed on Thursday prospects for the two countries' cooperation in the energy sector, the Fuel and Energy Ministry's reported.

KIEV, April 5 ??“ The Finance Ministry delayed primary auctions for placing Treasury bills due to the instability of the political situation in the country, First Deputy Finance Minister Vadym Kopylov said.

KIEV, April 5 - The National Bank of Ukraine's gross international reserves grew 0.56% on the year to $22.97 billion in March 2007, the bank said in a statement posted on its website.

MOSCOW, April 5 - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has revised its outlook on the Ukrainian capital city Kiev to negative from stable following its outlook revision on the sovereign, the agency said in a press release.

KIEV, April 5 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko will seek ways of letting judges assume their duties at the Constitutional Court, including by using his power to call an emergency session of Parliament, Yushchenko??™s aide said Wednesday.

KIEV, April 4 ??“ Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said Monday she accepted an invitation to visit Moscow later this month and will use this chance to encourage Russian businesses to invest in Ukraine.