KIEV, Feb. 1 – Ukraine will continue to work hard to secure greater energy independence following a $7 billion bill recently slapped by Russian gas giant Gazprom, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said Friday.

KIEV, Feb. 2 – The Ukrainian government's intentions to sign an amicable agreement with Vanco Prykerchenska Ltd means that the authorities want to give up the country's strategic oil and gas field to business tycoons, ex-premier and leader of Batkivschyna Party Yulia Tymoshenko has said.

KIEV, Feb. 3 - There is a "selective use" of the rule of law in Ukraine that is deemed unacceptable by the European community, the president of the European Parliament said.

KIEV, Feb. 3 - The Ukrainian government is showing signs of hesitancy in its commitment to economic reform and the IMF is now watching keenly how a planned overhaul of the pension system progresses before it releases $1.6 billion of fresh credit, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Feb. 3 – The government and the World Bank have signed an additional loan agreement on the allocation of $60 million for the Hydropower Rehabilitation Project in Ukraine.

KIEV, Feb. 3 – Parliament, led by the opposition Regions Party, on Wednesday approved a bill that eliminates the need for a quorum at local election commissions, making it more difficult for votes to get cancelled.

KIEV, Feb. 3 –It is important for Europe to show its interest in Ukraine today, when the Ukrainian economy is among the ones most affected by the international crisis, according to financier George Soros.

"In the early 1990s, Europe refused to help Ukraine and other ex-USSR countries, and now it is paying a high price for this.

KIEV, Feb. 3 – Ukraine needs political stability and consolidation to overcome the economic crisis, according to the head of one of the country's biggest corporations, the Industrial Union of Donbas (IUD, Donetsk), Serhiy Taruta.

KIEV, Feb. 3 – Ukraine received most of known crude oil and gas fields around the maritime area disputed by Romania in the Black Sea after a ruling by the International Court of Justice, a Ukrainian official said Tuesday.

KIEV, Feb. 3 – The devaluation potential of the hryvnia gives grounds to expect a weakening of the national currency exchange rate to lower than UAH 10/$1, according to Ihor Burakovsky, director of the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting.