KIEV, Feb. 1 – Revenues to Ukraine's national budget from privatization and state-owned property management in 2011-2014 will come to UAH 50-70 billion, according to a law President Viktor Yanukovych signed on January 31.

KIEV, Feb. 2 - The Ukrainian government plans later this month to sign an amicable agreement with a consortium led by private U.S. oil company Vanco Energy allowing exploration of massive oil and gas fields offshore the Black Sea.

KIEV, Feb. 2 - U.S. oil major Chevron Corp. has been seeking to invest in developing shale gas deposits in Ukraine, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said Wednesday.

KIEV, Feb. 2 - President Viktor Yanukovych moved on Wednesday to calm a damaging situation with Ukraine’s soccer ruling body which is threatening the country's right to co-host the 2012 European Championship.

KIEV, Feb. 1 - The National Bank of Ukraine boosted investment in Ukrainian government securities six-fold to UAH 54.146 billion in 2009, the NBU reported.

KIEV, Feb. 2 – The National Bank of Ukraine has predicted that the deficit of the country's balance of payment will plunge in 2010 from 2009’s $13.727 billion, said Ihor Shumylo, the NBU director for economic issues.

KIEV, Feb. 2 – The Ukrainian security service, SBU, said Tuesday it had arrested a Russian spy seeking to gain secret military information that could have hurt the national security.

KIEV, Feb. 2 – Urgent measures are needed to prevent an environmental disaster at a huge chemical company in western Ukraine that if out of control may affect 10 million people, President Viktor Yushchenko said Tuesday.

KIEV, Feb. 2 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko suggested the government will not be submitting amendments to the 2009 budget until the end of June, Parliamentary Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn said Monday.

KIEV, Jan. 30 - Ukraine is getting ready to take control of radar stations in two of its cities and use them for outer space monitoring after Russia stops using them as missile warning stations on Feb. 26, a senior Ukrainian military official told Interfax-Ukraine on Friday.