MOSCOW, March 27 - A large amount of obsolete excess weapons will be destroyed in Ukraine with NATO's assistance in the coming 12 years, NATO's Information Office in Moscow has reported.

KIEV, March 27 – The budget surplus that the government achieved over the first quarter of 2008 allows it to cut back on foreign borrowing, Premier Yulia Tymoshenko said in Kiev on Thursday at a meeting with diplomats.

KIEV, March 28 - Naftogaz Ukrayiny, the national oil and gas company and the main shipper of Russian natural gas to the European Union, is on the verge of bankruptcy, President Viktor Yushchenko said Friday.

KIEV, March 28 - President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Friday differed significantly on how much had Ukraine owed for Russian natural gas supplies since the beginning of the year.

KIEV, March 29 – Ukraine and Georgia should be given a "clear prospect" of joining NATO, U.S. President George W. Bush told a German newspaper ahead of a NATO summit in Bucharest, according to Reuters reported Saturday.

KIEV, March 30 ??“ Five groups, including the Regions Party, the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and Our Ukraine, will enter Parliament following Sunday??™s general election, the Central Election Commission said Thursday ending four-day ballot counting.

KIEV, March 30 ??“ The National Committee for Power Regulation, the government??™s energy sector regulating body, Thursday decided to increase gas prices on domestic market by 25% starting May 1, the committee said. In a move

KIEV, March 30 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko assured U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney on Thursday that Ukraine will continue course on European integration and economic reforms following Sunday??™s general election, Yushchenko??™s press service reported.

KIEV, March 30 - Ukraine's richest man pledged Thursday to reverse the country's sluggish economy and respect all post-Soviet privatization deals if his pro-Russian party takes power in upcoming coalition talks, The Associated Press reported.

KIEV, March 30 - Yulia Tymoshenko, former Ukrainian prime minister, pledged to pursue a business-friendly policy if she regains the post of the prime minister following Sunday??™s general election, the Financial Times reported.