KIEV, June 3 – Batkivschyna faction leader Arseniy Yatseniuk has demanded that the government publish the directives for signing an agreement on cooperation with the Eurasian Economic Commission and that a bill on the principles of Ukraine's home and foreign policy be adopted.

KIEV, June 3 - Ukraine, which seeks to reduce its dependence on Russian natural gas imports, is in talks with Romania to open a route for gas imports from Europe, Vadym Chuprun, deputy head of Naftogaz Ukrayiny, said Monday.

KIEV, June 3 – Opposition candidates may have suffered a major defeat at local mayoral elections on Sunday, with early data indicating the ruling Regions Party has secured key victories.

KIEV, June 3 – The strategy of economic reforms in Ukraine for 2010-2014 includes the launch of a second accumulative level of the pension system as a long-term prospect, according to Deputy Prime Minister Sergiy Tyhypko.

KIEV, June 3 – President Viktor Yanukovych on Thursday pledged to fight “wild capitalism” to reduce the size of shadow economy as part of his reform package aimed at stimulating economic growth.

KIEV, June 3 – An overwhelming riot police force on Thursday dispersed and blocked a crowd of protesters, including opposition lawmakers, as President Viktor Yanukovych delivered his “reforms for the people” address.

KIEV, June 1 – A decision on granting an action plan on a visa-free regime for Ukrainian citizens should be taken at a meeting of the EU Council of Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs, which will take place in Luxembourg on June 3, Foreign Minister Kostiantyn Hryschenko said at a meeting of the Ukrainian part of the EU-Ukraine Cooperation Council.

KIEV, June 3 – The top priorities of the National Bank of Ukraine should be to ensure low inflation and to support the stability of the financial system, according to the strategy of economic reforms for 2010-2014 posted on the Web site of the Ukrainian president.

KIEV, June 3 – The program of the Ukrainian authorities on tackling the crisis, which was supported by the International Monetary Fund under the second review of its stand-by program with the country, will focus on three key areas - fiscal policies; the consistent implementation of a flexible exchange rate regime to cushion the economy from external shocks; and a comprehensive restructuring of the banking sector geared toward restoring financial stability and resuming credit growth.

MOSCOW, June 3 – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Wednesday stepped up pressure on Ukraine, threatening severe penalties if the country fails to pay for natural gas within days.

Naftogaz Ukrayiny must pay about $650 million to Gazprom by June 7 for importing about 2.4 billion cubic meters of natural gas in May, but the Ukrainian company has been facing financial difficulties.