KIEV, Jan. 31 – The Foreign Ministry has advised Ukrainian citizens to refrain from traveling to the Egyptian cities of Cairo, Alexandria and Suez, as well as Egyptian resorts, until the situation stabilizes in the country.

KIEV, Jan. 31 – Ukrainian authorities on Monday again denied permission for opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko to visit Brussels later this week for high-level meetings with European Union leaders.

KIEV, Jan. 30 – Economy Minister Bohdan Danylyshyn says that the recent growth in prices of some types of food has nothing to do with economic factors and are connected with the political situation in the country.

"I'm announcing with all responsibility that there are no reasons and prerequisites, including economic ones, for the worsening of the price situation, and the growth of prices of some foodstuffs has no grounds," he said.

KIEV, Jan. 31 – The opposition Regions Party plans on Tuesday to debate and approve amendments to a bill on presidential election aimed at preventing a scenario that could lead to a cancelled vote.

KIEV, Jan. 31 – Ukraine drifted towards a constitutional crisis a week before the presidential vote amid growing confusion among key figures over who is authorized to issue orders to its 300,000 police officers.

KIEV, Jan. 29 -President Viktor Yushchenko has given the heads of the National Bank of Ukraine, mortgage providers, commercial banks and the Finance Ministry 10 days to draw up a scheme to optimize the system of crediting Ukrainian citizens under the government’s "Affordable Housing" program.

BRUSSELS, Jan. 29 - EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson is intending to visit Kiev to start talks on setting up a free-trade area between Ukraine and the European Union.

KIEV, Jan. 31 - Diversification of energy supplies to Ukraine is question of political independence, said Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in an interview broadcast on the EuroNews television channel.

KIEV, Jan. 31 - Ukraine would like to sign a new enhanced agreement with the European Union by September, said Foreign Minister Volodymyr Ohryzko.

KIEV, Jan. 31 – Ukraine’s accession to the World Trade Organization was put on the agenda of the group’s General Council meeting on Feb. 5, ending 14 years of accession talks, the WTO reported on Thursday.