KIEV, Jan. 31 - The White Stream project to take Central Asian natural gas to Europe through Azerbaijan, Georgia and Ukraine will not be implemented, said Yuriy Boyko, deputy head of the parliamentary energy and nuclear policy committee.

KIEV, Jan. 31 - The Transport and Communications Ministry’s major increase of tariffs for railway cargo shipments from Feb. 1 could have unpredictable consequences for the country's economy, weaken the competitiveness of domestic producers on foreign markets, and provoke inflation, according to a statement issued by Ukraine’s Antimonopoly Committee.

KIEV, Jan. 31 - Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Viktor Chernomyrdin believes that Ukraine cannot be independent from Russia in terms of gas issues, the Ukrainian Pravda Internet newspaper has reported.

KIEV, Feb. 3 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was forced to meet Turkmenistan’s ambassador to ease tensions over a controversial natural gas pipeline that she had suggested to build and which Ashgabat had questioned last week.

KIEV, Feb. 2 – Ukraine’s top security body on Friday decided in principle to remove RosUkrEnergo, a Russian gas trader, as the only gas supplier to the country, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said Saturday.

KIEV, Feb. 1 – Ukraine may use its membership in the World Trade Organization as leverage in $3 billion worth of trade disputes with Russia, said President Viktor Yushchenko.

BRUSSELS, Feb. 2 - President Viktor Yushchenko is expected to attend a NATO summit this month along with U.S. President George W. Bush and other leaders of the 26-member alliance, sources said.

KIEV, Feb. 2 - A senior lawmaker alleged that Ukraine sold nuclear-capable cruise missiles to Iran and China in violation of international nonproliferation treaties and is demanding the new government launch a full investigation.

KIEV, Feb. 2 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko is expected to hold last-minute consultations with his allies Thursday morning to complete formation of the new government following a seven-hour meeting Wednesday night to tackle the issue.

KYIV, Jan 2 – Crimea and the associated part of the Black Sea can become the center of war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.