KIEV, March 27 - Ukrainian prosecutors are seeking to extradite a leading opposition politician detained in Italy and wanted at home on abuse-of-power charges, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing the prosecutor general's office.

BRUSSELS, March 26 – Ukraine and NATO will hold a joint seminar and command-staff strategic exercises aimed at security protection during the Euro 2012 European Football Championship on April 18-20.

SEOUL, March 26 – Ukraine is ready to offer its experts for the IAEA team of monitors to be sent to North Korea's nuclear facilities, Ukrainian Ambassador to South Korea Vasyl Marmazov said.

BRUSSELS, March 26 – Ukraine and NATO are about to start the second phase of a project to eliminate redundant weapons - namely ammunition, small arms and light weapons.

KIEV, March 25 – Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko on Friday attacked the government’s plans to sell Naftogaz Ukrayiny shares through a future IPO as a “corruption scandal” and a “crime.”

KIEV, March 25 – The battleground of Ukrainian politics is increasingly shifting to Brussels as both government officials and opposition leaders have been courting European politicians.

KIEV, March 27 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's government continues to systematically destroy the fuel and energy sector, firstly the oil and gas industry, according to Yuriy Boiko, deputy head of the parliamentary committee for the fuel and energy sector, nuclear policy and nuclear security.

KIEV, March 27 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko admitted Thursday that her government has failed to curb inflation, but added the failure was partially due to the “very controversial” monetary policy of the National Bank of Ukraine.

PRAGUE, March 27 - Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek said Tuesday the country will support Ukraine's bids to join the European Union (EU) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) following a meeting with Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Mykola Azarov in Prague.

SEVASTOPOL, March 27 ??“ The Russian Black Sea Fleet ship Caesar Kunikov, a large amphibious landing ship on Monday accidentally fired one of its guns, a news agency reported Tuesday.