KIEV, Aril 2 - Ukraine on Thursday dispatched a special team to Moldova to help repair a section of natural gas pipeline that moves Russian gas to Europe and that was damaged by an explosion Wednesday.

Naftogaz Ukrayiny, which operates Ukrainian gas pipelines moving 80% of Russia’s Europe-bound supplies, said Moldova had asked for help. The repair will probably take three days, Naftogaz said.

KIEV, April 2 – Parliament’s refusal to approve Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s anti-crisis measures may be sufficient reason for an early general election, a senior official at President Viktor Yushchenko’s office said Thursday.

KIEV, April 2 – Ukraine’s legislative efforts to combat its severe economic crisis is now postponed indefinitely now that the opposition Regions Party has begun blocking the work of Parliament, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said Thursday.

KIEV, April 1 – An effective response to the financial crisis requires the toughening of currency regulation, Petro Poroshenko, the head of the Council of the National Bank of Ukraine, said during a roundtable organized by the European Business Association on Tuesday.

KIEV, April 2 - Ukraine and the U.S. will explore the possibility of "a trilateral dialogue on energy" with the European Union, says a Ukrainian-U.S. document titled 'Priorities for U.S.-Ukraine Cooperation (Road Map)' the two states signed on April 1.

KIEV, April 2 - Washington and Kiev will explore avenues for possible technical cooperation in ballistic missile defense, says a Ukrainian-U.S. document titled 'Priorities for U.S.-Ukraine Cooperation (Road Map)' the two states signed on April 1.

KIEV, April 2 - Ukraine resumed plans for building a modern crude oil refinery near its border with Poland, two years after the project had been effectively postponed, an Energy and Fuel Ministry official said Tuesday.

BUCHAREST, April 2 - NATO leaders failed to reach consensus on opening the door to Georgia and Ukraine to joining the military alliance, The Associated Press reported Wednesday, citing a senior Bush administration official.

KIEV, April 1 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said the visit of U.S. President George W. Bush will give a new impetus to Ukrainian-U.S. relations.

"It was a very important visit. I think that after the visit, Ukrainian-U.S. relations, including political, energy, and economic relations, will gain an absolutely new impetus," Tymoshenko said at a press conference in Kiev on Tuesday.

KIEV, April 2 ??“ Ukraine??™s three pro-Western opposition groups called on their supporters to join a massive rally on Tuesday to show support for President Viktor Yushchenko??™s decision to dismiss Parliament.

The group led by former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, Our Ukraine and the People??™s Self-defense said the rally will also put pressure on the pro-Russian government until the new election is held.