BRUSSELS, Dec. 2 – The European Union is not discussing the possibility of imposing personal sanctions on Ukrainian officials over the recent events in Kiev.

KIEV, Dec. 3 – The effectiveness of a friendship, cooperation and partnership agreement between Russia and Ukraine, which was automatically extended until April 1, 2019, is expiring and it is to be re-signed, President Viktor Yanukovych has said.

KIEV, Dec. 3 - Ukraine's government survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Tuesday as President Viktor Yanukovych left on a trip to China, leaving most of Kiev’s downtown in hands of protesters.

OSLO, Nov. 30 - Ukraine is disappointed by the lack of interest of the European Union in the modernization of the country's gas transportation system, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said.

KIEV, Nov. 30 - A mission of the International Monetary Fund will start negotiations on a new Stand-By Arrangement with the Ukrainian authorities in Kiev in December, the IMF Resident Representative Office in Ukraine reported on Friday.

KIEV, Dec. 3 – Parliament could pass as soon as Tuesday the bill foreseeing the introduction of a 15% pension duty for the Pension Fund during the sale of foreign currency, if the National Bank of Ukraine submits the document, said Mykhailo Chechetov, the first deputy head of the Regions Party parliamentary faction, according to the Komsomolskaya Pravda v Ukraine newspaper.

KIEV, Dec. 3 – The government, whose resignation was accepted by President Viktor Yanukovych earlier on Monday, submitted its draft 2013 budget to Parliament for debate and approval in the first reading.

KIEV, Dec. 3 - President Viktor Yanukovych on Monday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and his government, a sign the president may have finally secured a majority in Parliament five weeks after parliamentary elections.

KIEV, Dec. 3 – President Viktor Yushchenko said he hopes that the Tsyklon-4 (Cyclone 4) rocket launch vehicle project will be implemented.

KIEV, Dec. 3 – President Viktor Yushchenko on Thursday suggested holding consultations with Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and opposition leaders to agree on amendments that would minimize fraud at the next presidential election.