KIEV, June 29 – Ukraine has proposed that Russia complete the Ukraina cruiser, which could be part of Russian Navy, at Mykolaiv’s Sixty-One Communards Shipyard, Industry Minister Dmytro Kolesnikov said at a briefing in Kiev on Tuesday.

BRUSSELS, June 30 – The Council of the European Union has approved a EUR 500 million macro-financial assistance to Ukraine to help it overcome its financial crisis.

The decision was passed at the Council's meeting on agriculture and fisheries in Luxembourg on June 29.

KIEV, June 30 - Ukraine will join in the search for crude oil deposits in Sri Lanka, according to an agreement reached between the presidents of the two countries during their meeting in Kiev on Wednesday.

KIEV, June 30 – The diplomatic scandal over the attempted deportation of a senior Western analyst continued to escalate Wednesday, with German lawmakers demanding Ukraine hold a transparent investigation of the incident or face reaction from the German government.

KIEV, June 26 – Restrictions on beer sales and consumption similar to those in effect for other alcoholic drinks could lead to a fall of the Ukrainian beer market by 20-30%, according to Obolon Chairman Serhiy Bloschanevych.

KIEV, June 30 – International Monetary Fund Mission Chief in Ukraine Ceyla Pazarbasioglu arrived in Kiev on Tuesday, the IMF Resident Representative Office in Ukraine announced.

The office said that the goal of her visit to Ukraine is to complete the next review of the country's stand-by program with the IMF.

KIEV, June 30 – The account given by Viktor Lozynskiy, a lawmaker and ally of Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, of the recent murder in the Kirovohrad region “does not hold water,” a top prosecutor said Tuesday.

Valeriy Oliynyk, 55, died on June 16 under unclear circumstances after encountering Lozynskiy and two of his friends. Lozynskiy later explained the death that his group had fought the man in self-defense.

KIEV, June 30 – Early parliamentary election is a scenario that may come into play this year to solve Ukraine’s political and economic challenges, Raisa Bohatyriova, the top security aide of President Viktor Yushchenko, said Tuesday.

KIEV, June 30 – Ukraine’s economy contracted 20.3% on the year in the first quarter, the government reported Tuesday, breaking its six-month silence on the country’s economic performance during the ongoing financial crisis.

KIEV, June 26 –President Viktor Yushchenko has called on the National Bank of Ukraine (to take active steps to increase the money supply on the market to cut rates on credits, Deputy Head of the Presidential Secretariat Oleksandr Shlapak said at a briefing on Thursday.