KIEV, June 30 – The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has said that there is no diplomatic row between Ukraine and the Czech Republic and that the candidacy of the Czech consul general in Donetsk has already been agreed.

KIEV, July 1 - President Viktor Yanukovych on Friday threatened to "bury" corrupt officials and to "rip off" their heads, in comments showing he was losing patience with slow deregulation.

KIEV, July 2 – A well-organized semi-militant Russian ethnic group clashed with hundreds of Ukrainian riot police in Crimea on Saturday while attempting to hoist a cross in the city of Feodosia without proper authorization.

KIEV, July 2 – President Viktor Yushchenko has said he is confident that Ukraine's membership of NATO would add to the effectiveness of the European collective security model.

KIEV, July 2 – EnergoAtom, the national nuclear power generating company, in September will complete the process of selecting a supplier of the third and fourth reactors at the Khmelnytsky Nuclear Power Plant, Fuel and Energy Minister Yuriy Prodan said.

KIEV, July 3 – The Ukrainian government has recommended that the National Electricity Regulatory Commission effective July 1 set new selling prices of natural gas for households, taking into account the average weighted capped levels, which are 8.3-13.8% higher than the existing ones.

KIEV, July 3 – Ukraine’s leaders on Thursday assured Michel Platini, UEFA president, that the country will move rapidly towards building stadium projects and improving infrastructure to be able to co-host the Euro-2012, a major soccer tournament.

KIEV, July 3 – Ukraine’s top military and law enforcement officials met on Tuesday to discuss measures to ensure a NATO naval exercise takes place despite planned massive protests by several pro-Russian parties.

KIEV, July 2 - The main achievement of the 4th Yalta European Strategy (YES) annual summit was recognition of Ukraine's prospects for European Union membership by politicians from the chief global players - Europe, Russia and the United States, a report by the Viktor Pinchuk Fund reads.

KIEV, July 1 ??“ Ukrainians prefer investing in real estate, private business and jewelry, the National Security and Defense magazine has reported citing results of a Razumkov Center poll held in May.