KIEV, April 26 – Ukraine has every reason to claim special status in gas relations with Russia, Leonid Kuchma, Ukraine's second president, said in an exclusive interview with Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, April 26 ??“ Ukraine??™s police on Wednesday detained three suspects thought to have carried out explosions at two Kharkiv supermarkets on Saturday that had injured fourteen people, including a two-year girl, officials said.

CHORNOBYL, April 26 - Ukraine marked the 20th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster Wednesday with pealing bells, candlelit ceremonies and parliamentary debates about how much the country still does not know.

KIEV, April 25 - Ukraine has a reason to cancel a contract with TNK-BP, Russian oil company, over crude shipments via Brody-to-Odessa oil pipeline, Economy Minister Serhiy Teriokhin said.

KIEV, April 25 - The Ukrainian government launched an inquiry into natural gas exports by Naftogaz Ukrayiny, the national oil and gas company, over the past two years, apparently suspecting fraud, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said.

KIEV, April 25 ??“ Ukraine may join forces with its allies to bypass Russia while building a major natural gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to boost gas supplies to the European Union, an official said.

KYIV, March 22 – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund has completed the third review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program for Ukraine and approved the allocation of the fourth tranche of approximately $880 million (SDR663.9 million), which will be used to support the budget.

KYIV, March 23 - Russia unleashed one of its most devastating attacks against Ukraine’s electric sector on Friday, an aerial assault it said was retaliation for recent strikes inside Russia and which could signal an escalation of the war just days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on power in a preordained election.

KYIV, March 25 - Russia launched missiles against Kyiv for the third time in five days and also targeted other regions Monday as Moscow escalated its aerial bombardment of Ukrainian cities while the front line in the war remains largely stationary.

KYIV, March 26 – The deficit of Ukraine's national budget in January-February 2020 was UAH 21.5 billion with the target being UAH 30 billion, according to the State Treasury Service.