MOSCOW, March 4 — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who exit polls show was likely to win the Sunday presidential election in Russia, said he will seek to rebuild a stronger alliance within the Commonwealth of Independent States.

NEW YORK, March 4 – Five countries of the European Union on Sunday warned Ukraine that a comprehensive political and trade deal was deadlocked by Kiev’s apparent crackdown on opposition leaders.

KIEV, March 4 – The stability in Ukraine's financial sector, in particular, the resumption of lending, should be a priority in the country's state policy after the formation of a new government, IMF Resident Representative in Ukraine Max Alier said.

KIEV, March 4 - Naftogaz Ukrayiny, the national energy company, said Thursday it had paid to Russia’s Gazprom “in full” for Russian natural gas imports in February.

KIEV, March 4 – Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, whose government was toppled by a no-confidence vote on Wednesday, plans to lead a massive nationalist rally on March 9 in downtown Kiev, her press service reported Thursday.

KIEV, March 4 – Political tensions rose in Parliament on Thursday after President Viktor Yanukovych’s Regions Party suggested controversial legislation allowing individual lawmakers, in addition to groups, to join a governing coalition.

KIEV, March 2 – The main aim of Ukraine is to ensure reliable supplies of gas in the required volumes throughout the country, President Viktor Yanukovych said in an exclusive interview with the Ukrainian BBC service in Brussels.

KIEV, March 4 – Municipal heat supply companies paid only 5-7% of the tab for natural gas consumed in January and February, Naftogaz Ukrayiny Deputy Chairman Volodymyr Trikolich said at a meeting on Tuesday.

"In January and February payments of heat suppliers surge in the 5-7% range in the country," he said.

KIEV, March 4 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s group said Wednesday that Volodymyr Ohryzko, ousted from the post of the foreign minister by Parliament, must “apologize” before the prime minister to try to regain the post.

KIEV, March 4 – Tensions between President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko rose sharply Wednesday when security forces stormed the offices of Naftogaz Ukrayiny seeking to stop an alleged $2.7 billion natural gas fraud.