KIEV, Dec. 2 - Russia and Ukraine are making ???good progress??? and will probably resolve their natural gas dispute before the end of the year, President Viktor Yushchenko said Friday.

KIEV, Dec. 2 ??“ A new regional bloc, including most Eastern European countries, was created in Kiev on Friday in what some say may be a challenge to Russia??™s dominance in the region.

KIEV, Dec. 4 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko Saturday declared a state of emergency in four Crimean villages where more than 1,600 chickens and geese were suspected to have died of the suspected deadliest form of bird flu, officials reported.

KIEV, Dec. 2 - Ukraine's Antonov Design Bureau corporation (ANTK) and Russia's Voronezh joint-stock aircraft association (VASO) have signed documents fixing the Russian partner's rights on the production of the new An-148 regional plane, ANTK announced.

WARSAW, Dec. 2 - Sarmatia, the joint Polish-Ukrainian venture behind the Odessa-Brody project to transport Caspian oil to Europe, will talk to potential investors, including U.S. parties, after presenting a business plan on Dec. 20, Sarmatia General Director Cezary Filipowicz told reporters.

NETISHYN, Dec. 2 - The national nuclear energy generation company EnergoAtom will sign a contract with U.S.-based Holtec International to build a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel, EnergoAtom President Yuriy Nedashkovskiy says.

WASHINGTON, Nov 2 - The United States is expected to deliver $425 million in new military aid to Ukraine for its fight against Russia, including about $300 million in long-term funding to buy laser-guided munitions designed to take out drones, U.S. officials said Thursday.

KYIV, Nov 3 – About 42.3% of Ukrainians not yet vaccinated against COVID-19 are ready to do this under certain conditions, 54.6% do not want to be vaccinated.

This is evidenced by the results of a study conducted by the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).

KYIV, Nov 4 - Ukraine complained Wednesday that Russia has kept tens of thousands of troops not far from the countries’ border after war games, as part of its attempts to exert pressure on its ex-Soviet neighbor, AP reported.

KYIV, Nov 4 – Yulia Svyrydenko, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s top economic advisor, Thursday was approved by lawmakers as the first deputy prime minister in charge of economy in a desperate attempt to reverse Ukraine’s economic downturn.