KIEV, Jan. 31 - The European Union is vigorously discussing the possibility of imposing sanctions on Ukrainian officials, said Henri Malosse, the president of the European Parliament's European Economic and Social Committee.

NEW YORK, Jan. 31 – Dozens of Ukrainian activists rallied in front of Deutsche Bank offices in New York on Friday demanding the German bank to stop handling money for corrupt allies of President Viktor Yanukovych.

KIEV, Feb. 2 - The U.S. and European Union are stepping up efforts to sway the outcome of the political crisis in Ukraine, putting together a short-term financial aid plan in a move to counter pressure from Moscow, The Wall Street Journal reported.

KIEV, Feb. 2 - The Ukrainian government bowed to intense Western pressure on Sunday to let an opposition activist fly abroad for treatment after his abduction, torture and then attempted arrest by police, according to outraged critics of President Viktor Yanukovych.

KIEV, Feb. 2 - Firefighters and rescue teams are working to put off a fire and to save three coal miners trapped at an abandoned Ukrainian coal mine in the Luhansk region, the Luhansk regional government reported Thursday.

KIEV, Feb. 2 - Ukraine will seek to increase exports of power to Moldova, and later to the European Union, after completing a system upgrade, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said Thursday.

KIEV, Feb. 2 - Ukraine has been using more natural gas due to extremely cold weather, but most of the extra gas comes from its underground gas storage facilities, not from Russia, Naftogaz Ukrayiny said Thursday.

KIEV, Feb. 2 – Ukraine’s authorities, struggling to fight off a massive cyber attack over the past two days, on Thursday gave in to demands from hackers and withdrew an order banning a controversial file sharing website.

KHARKIV, Jan. 31 – Arsen Avakov, the former head of Kharkiv Regional State Administration and the leader of the regional branch of the opposition Batkivschyna Party, has been put on the international wanted list, the regional prosecutor's office has reported.

KIEV, Jan. 31 –The Ukrainian navy has said the unofficial visit of the U.S.S. Vella Gulf guided-missile cruiser to Ukraine will be important for cooperation in anti-terrorist operations and in fighting sea piracy.