KIEV, Sept. 3 - Ukraine, facing coal shortages as it fights pro-Russian separatists, will import 1 million metric tons of coal from South Africa, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said Wednesday.

KIEV, Sept. 3 - President Vladimir Putin outlined plans for a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday but Ukraine's prime minister dismissed the proposal, while France expressed its disapproval of Moscow's support for separatist forces by halting delivery of a warship, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Sept. 3 - President Viktor Yanukovych urged Parliament on Tuesday to pass bills to underpin the country's pro-Europe drive, even as Russia renewed pressure on Kiev to halt its westward course.

KIEV, Sept. 3 – Prime Minister Mykola Azarov at a government meeting pushed through a draft decision submitted by head of the State Reserve Agency Oleksiy Leliuk regarding the purchase for the State Reserve Agency of medical goods worth UAH 280 million at the request of the Emergency Situations Ministry, Mirror Weekly Ukraine reported.

KIEV, Sept. 3 – European integration remains a priority for Ukraine, Foreign Minister Kostiantyn Hryschenko said.

"The European integration is a priority, the main direction of the state development," Hryschenko told the students of the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine in Kiev.

KIEV, Sept. 3 — Top Ukrainian journalists interrupted President Viktor Yanukovych’s speech on press rights Monday, protesting increasing media censorship by the authorities.

KIEV, Sept. 3 – Any further lending from the International Monetary Fund to Ukraine is in “serious doubt” after the government has failed to implement five out of six major conditions, President Viktor Yushchenko said Thursday.

KIEV, Sept. 3 - Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko Thursday denied media reports that Ukraine will reduce tariffs for transportation of Russian natural gas to Europe in exchange for Russia waving a penalty for lower gas imports.

KIEV, Sept. 3 – President Viktor Yushchenko warned Thursday the government has been increasingly relying on money printing to finance widening budget deficit and that poses a “threat” to the stability of the hryvnia.

KIEV, Sept. 1 – The upcoming talks between Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund on the allocation of the fourth tranche under the Stand-By Arrangement will be difficult, Ukrainian Deputy Finance Minister Valeriy Alioshyn said.