KIEV, Jan. 26 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is an important partner for Ukraine in the development of strategic investment projects, and Ukraine appreciates its partnership with the bank, President Viktor Yanukovych said during a meeting with EBRD President Thomas Mirow.

KIEV, Jan. 26 – Front for Change Party leader and MP Arseniy Yatseniuk announced he will represent Ukraine’s opposition at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

KIEV, Jan. 26 – Ukraine’s desperate attempts to win resumption of a $15.5 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund ended in fiasco Thursday with the lender twice refusing to do so over the past three days.

KIEV, Jan. 26 – The parliamentary election campaign will intensify in early spring and will become even more active in late April, when single-member constituencies are formed, the Committee of Voters of Ukraine has forecast.

KIEV, Jan. 26 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny is expecting that large international companies will take part in a tender to assess the Ukrainian gas transport system.

KIEV, Jan. 26 – Wealthy Ukrainian businessman Oleksandr Yaroslavsky will be the general partner of the seventh Davos Ukrainian Lunch on January 28 as part of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland.

KIEV, Jan. 26 - Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said there was no progress in talks with Russia over changing a 10-year natural gas agreement that Ukraine believes is unfair and must be amended.

KIEV, Jan. 26 – President Viktor Yanukovych and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a joint declaration to establish a high-level strategic council between Ukraine and Turkey among other measures boosting mutual cooperation.

KIEV, Jan. 26 - The Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council has made a decision on the appointment of the head of the printing house which will be responsible for printing the ballots for the upcoming presidential elections and the measures to ensure the security of the ballot production process.

KIEV, Jan. 26 – Serhiy Tyhypko, whose voters could decide the outcome of the presidential vote next month, on Tuesday again refused to endorse either Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko or opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych.