NEW YORK, Aug 25 – Ukraine will press to join the NATO alliance in response to security challenges posed by the military conflict between Russia and Georgia earlier this month, President Viktor Yushchenko said.

KIEV, Aug. 25 - Yevhen Kushnariov, an ally of former President Leonid Kuchma who had been arrested a week ago for alleged abuse of power, was released Thursday on bail, the Prosecutor General Office said.

KIEV, Aug. 25 - The International Monetary Fund said Thursday that speculative attacks have been putting upward pressure on Ukraine's currency and added the central bank should let the hryvnia gain value to ease the pressure.

WARSAW, Aug. 25 - Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka phoned his counterparts in Ukraine, Lithuania and Latvia on Thursday seeking to build a group that would step up pressure on Belarus, Belka's press service reported.

KIEV, Aug. 25 - The International Monetary Fund says that Ukraine's real GDP growth is projected to reach 5½ percent in 2005, slowing to 5 percent in 2006.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 - Earl W. Gast was sworn in as the director for U.S. Agency for International Development mission in Ukraine to manage $105 million in funds promoting democracy, health and economy, USAID said Thursday.

BEIJING, July 24 - Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said he is seeking “common ground” in talks this week with his Chinese counterpart on ending his country’s war with Russia.

KYIV, July 24 – Sweden has presented a recovery plan for Ukraine that calls for SEK 6 billion Swedish kronor, or EUR 522.6 million, in funding to support post-war reconstruction, Ukraine’s Economy Ministry reported.

KYIV, July 24 – During the preparation for the heating season, Ukraine's gas storage facilities have already accumulated 11.7 billion cubic meters of gas, and by the beginning of the autumn-winter period, it is planned to reach the figure of 14.7 billion cubic meters, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal has said.

WASHINGTON, July 24 - The Biden administration is sending up to $400 million in additional military aid to Ukraine, including a variety of munitions for advanced air defense systems and a number of small, surveillance Hornet drones, U.S. officials said Monday.