KIEV, May 27 – The period of pre-arbitration settlement of the dispute between Naftogaz Ukraine and JSC Gazprom expires on May 29 and Russia is acting unconstructively, but there is still a chance the two gas companies can sign an agreement, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said.

KIEV, May 27 - Ukraine raised the stakes in a dispute with Russia over gas supplies on Tuesday, saying Russian state-controlled company Gazprom owed Kiev natural gas worth around $1 billion which it had "stolen" when Moscow annexed Crimea, Reuters reported.

KIEV, May 27 - Ukrainian aircraft and paratroopers killed more than 50 pro-Russian rebels in an assault that raged into a second day on Tuesday after a newly elected president vowed to crush the revolt in the east once and for all, Reuters reported.

KIEV, May 27 – Ukraine is looking to become an observer at a Russian-led trade bloc and parties may finally agree on the status during a high-level meeting on May 29 in Astana, an official said Monday.

KIEV, May 25 – Parliamentary Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn on Friday suggested that Parliament must be dissolved to hold early elections after lawmakers had failed to resolve a deadlock over the Russian language bill.

KIEV, May 24 – Widespread corruption is still among the most serious problems in Ukraine, according to the U.S. Department of State's Report on Human Rights Practices for 2011.

KIEV, May 24 – The European Parliament has stated that fair and transparent parliamentary elections are very important for the future of Ukraine.

LVIV, May 27 – President Viktor Yanukovych, during his first visit to Lviv, the stronghold of his political opponents, announced plans to bid for hosting 2022 Winter Olympics, but messed up the name of a Ukrainian region that could accommodate it.

KIEV, May 27 - Ukraine’s second-largest steel maker, Illich Steel, warned on Thursday that an undisclosed group of investors has been trying to stage a raider attack and to seize control over the company.

LVIV, May 27 – President Viktor Yanukovych, responding to mounting criticism that his administration has been doing little to improve the economy, said Thursday he will shortly outline an economic reform package to be implemented.