KIEV, June 1 - President Viktor Yanukovych has assured European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso that the signing of a memorandum on deepening cooperation between Ukraine and the Eurasian Economic Commission and the further format of interaction with the Eurasian Economic Union does not contradict the country's European integration course.

KIEV, June 4 – The opposition has claimed that Prime Minister Mykola Azarov had no right to sign a memorandum on deepening cooperation between Ukraine and the Eurasian Economic Commission.

KIEV, June 4 – Vitaliy Klichko, the leader of the opposition Udar party who is expected to challenge President Viktor Yanukovych in the 2015 presidential election, warned of a popular uprising if the government resorts to election fraud.

KIEV, May 31 – Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has invited Chevron to participate in new projects for the production of hydrocarbon in Ukraine.

While meeting with General Manager of Chevron Onshore Europe Derek Magness in Kiev on Thursday, Azarov said new sections would be allocated to produce gas, and invited Chevron to partake in tenders to develop them, the government's press service reported.

BRUSSELS, June 1 – Ukraine will exchange data on the airspace situation with five neighboring countries - NATO member states – from June 5 during the Euro 2012 European Football Championship.

MOSCOW, June 1 - The European Union will sign an association agreement with Ukraine only after it is convinced that Kiev respects the rule of law, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said.

KIEV, June 4 – Kiev Mayor Leonid Chernovetskiy, who hs lived in Israel for the past two years, letting President Viktor Yanukovych’s loyalist run the city, announced his resignation on Saturday.

The resignation, one day before Chernovetskiy’s official duties were to expire, allows the local authorities, controlled by the Regions Party, to delay the Kiev mayoral election for months.

KIEV, June 4 – New clashes are likely between pro-government and opposition groups on Tuesday amid attempts by the Regions Party to push through legislation to make Russian the second state language in Ukraine.

KIEV, June 4 - Naftogaz Ukrayniy is seeking to borrow $500 million from undisclosed commercial banks to pay Russian gas giant Gazprom by June 7 for gas imported in May, an official said Thursday.

Bohdan Sokolovskiy, the energy security envoy of President Viktor Yushchenko, said Naftogaz has been talking to a number of banks, including Russian banks.

KIEV, June 4 – The Regions Party will not join a coalition with Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s group until the constitution is amended, suggesting the process may take four months, Boris Kolesnikov, a senior party member, said.