KIEV, May 27 - Naftogaz Ukrayiny faces difficulties collecting cash from domestic natural gas consumers, but this should not prevent the company from paying in full for Russian gas imports in May, a company official said Wednesday.

KIEV, May 27 – Yuriy Lutsenko, the disgraced interior minister who was briefly detained by German police earlier this month, resumed his duties in the government Wednesday, while the parliamentary investigation into his drunken melee continues.

KIEV, May 27 – President Viktor Yushchenko threatened to call a referendum if Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and the opposition Regions Party create an alliance to amend Constitutional provisions governing the way the next president is elected.

OTTAWA, May 27 - President Viktor Yushchenko, in Ottawa on Monday, urged Canada's continued support for Ukraine's admission to NATO, ahead of a year-end vote by the transatlantic defense alliance, AFP reported.

KIEV, May 27 – President Viktor Yushchenko insists that the state strategy for the development of the Ukrainian economy should foresee the maximum support for the development of domestic producers.

KIEV, May 25 ??“ Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Armenia signed an agreement on the formation of a common electric power market in the CIS following a session of the Council of the heads of governments of the CIS in Yalta on Friday.

YALTA, May 25 - The Council of CIS Heads of Governments elected Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych as its chairman for the next year, Finance Minister Mykola Azarov said following a meeting of the council in Yalta on Friday.

KIEV, May 27 ??“ Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych??™s Regions Party and its ally coalition partner, the Socialist Party, will soon see whether to join forces in one bloc ahead of the early election in September, officials said.

KIEV, May 27 ??“ Parliament will vote on Tuesday and Wednesday to approve a number of bills that are required for Ukraine??™s accession to the World Trade Organization before the end of the year, officials said.

KIEV, May 27 ??“ Ukrainian leaders following 10-hour crisis talks throughout Saturday night have agreed to hold early general election on Sept. 30 thus averting a doomsday scenario that could provoke a major confrontation.