MOSCOW, Oct. 29 - The Ukraine-EU association agreement may not be signed, Russian presidential advisor Sergei Glazyev suggested.

KIEV, Oct. 29 - European Union mediators were to resume a push on Tuesday aimed at securing the release of Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko as time runs out for the signing of landmark trade agreements next month.

KIEV, Oct. 29 – Russia warned Ukraine on Tuesday of serious problems with natural gas supplies unless the country pays immediately its overdue $882 million gas debt.

KIEV, Oct. 29 – Kiev Prosecutor's Office has launched criminal proceedings at the request of UDAR Party MP Oksana Prodan concerning the introduction of amendments to the Tax Code affecting the UDAR Party and its leader, Vitali Klitschko, and the possible forgery of comparative tables, the press service of the prosecutor's office reported on Tuesday.

KIEV, Oct. 30 – Ukraine has not still fully made use of its major resource for economic development – the confidence of investors - and the government has to resolve this issue, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said.

KIEV, Oct. 30 – Ukraine and the United States will create a bilateral expert group to work on joint projects of cooperation in the space industry.

KIEV, Oct. 31 - The European Union is in advanced discussions with the International Monetary Fund on providing standby financing to Ukraine should the country come under economic pressure from Russia later this year, senior EU officials have told Reuters.

KIEV, Oct. 31 – President Viktor Yanukovych has demanded that the work of the State Customs Service be brought to order, source in the government told Interfax-Ukraine.

NEW YORK, Oct. 31 – U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton on Wednesday expressed “deep concern” over flawed elections in Ukraine and continued imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, apparently shocking Ukrainian diplomats.

Clinton spoke at an event in Bosnia jointly with EU High Representative Catherine Ashton a day after the U.S. Department of State had issued a statement criticizing the vote.

KIEV, Oct. 31 – An unusually slow ballot counting in 15 majority districts across Ukraine raised serious concerns among opposition groups that manipulation may be underway to seal those elections in favor of pro-government candidates.