MOSCOW, July 1 - Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov, unhappy with Ukraine’s plans for accession to NATO, Tuesday called on Russian authorities not to extend their friendship and cooperation treaty with Ukraine.

KIEV, July 1 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko failed to implement instructions from President Viktor Yushchenko during natural gas talks with Russia, leaving many important issues in limbo, a top Yushchenko official said Tuesday.

KIEV, June 27 - The Cabinet of Ministers is strongly against any revision of privatization and re-privatization, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych said at a press conference on Wednesday, when asked about the government's position on the revision of Luhanskteplovoz privatization.

SEOUL, July 1 - South Korea and Ukraine have signed a preliminary deal to cooperate in building a nuclear power plant and developing uranium in Ukraine, Korea's Ministry of Commerce, Dow Jones Newswires reported Sunday, citing the Industry and Energy Ministry.

KIEV, July 1 - Oleksandr Moroz, the speaker of Parliament, has come under pressure from his coalition partners to accept President Viktor Yushchenko's plan for an early Sept. 30 election.

KIEV, July 1 - President Viktor Yushchenko said he will press for a referendum to approve new constitutional amendments that would decisively shift power away from Parliament.

KIEV, June 26 - The State Nuclear Regulatory Committee has initiated revision of the agreements on Russian nuclear materials transit to Hungarian and Slovakian nuclear power plants through Ukraine's territory.

KYIV, June 1 – More than 40 planes of the Russian strategic air force capable of carrying nuclear missiles were hit at five airfields in Russia on Sunday in a daring Ukrainian operation that used swarm of drones delivered by trucks.

KYIV, May 31 - Russian forces began June with a fresh aerial bombardment of Kyiv on Thursday, killing at least three people and wounding others, authorities said.

WASHINGTON, May 31 - President Joe Biden has approved a new package of military aid for Ukraine that totals up to $300 million and includes additional munitions for drones and an array of other weapons. It comes as Russia has continued to pummel Ukraine’s capital and unmanned aircraft have targeted Moscow.