KIEV, Nov. 25 - Poland will oppose Russia??™s plans to build a natural gas pipeline across the Baltic Sea, bypassing Poland and Ukraine on the way to Germany, for political and environmental reasons, Polish President Alexander Kwasniewski said Friday.

KIEV, Nov. 27 ??“ Six parties, with platforms ranging from nationalist to liberal, Friday created a bloc that will bear the name of President Yushchenko in hopes of winning the March 2006 general election.

KIEV, Nov. 25 ??“ A bill submitted by the government to Parliament would utilize a tender for the privatization of Ukrtelecom.

KIEV, Nov. 25 - Ukraine and Slovakia are in talks over using vast Ukrainian underground gas tanks to store of up to 1 billion cubic meters of Slovakian natural gas annually, Energy and Fuel Ministry press service said Friday.

KIEV, Nov. 27 - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton on Sunday praised Ukraine's reforms since last year's Orange Revolution but counseled Ukrainians to have patience, a newswire reported.

KIEV, Nov. 25 ??“ Ukraine??™s Supreme Court, the country??™s highest judicial authority, Thursday blocked the inauguration of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych to the presidency after opposition leaders had appealed election results, citing massive fraud.

KYIV, Oct 25 – Norway, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has provided financial support totaling NOK 1.1 billion ($105 million) to restore Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, create reserve capacity, and accelerate Ukraine’s transition to a more diversified and resilient energy mix.

KYIV, Oct 26 - North Korean troops are poised to be deployed by Russia on the battlefield in Ukraine as early as this weekend, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed Friday, The Associated Press reported.

KYIV, Oct 26 - Ukraine reported another record daily number of COVID-19 deaths Tuesday as vaccinations in the nation of 41 million people lags, AP reported.

Ukraine's Health Ministry registered 734 deaths in 24 hours, raising the country's pandemic death toll to 64,936.

AMSTERDAM, Oct 26 - An Amsterdam appeals court ruled Tuesday that a trove of historical treasures from Crimea that have been stored for years at a Dutch museum must be given to Ukraine, saying they are “part of the cultural heritage of the Ukrainian state,” AP reported.