KIEV, June 25 – Ukraine’s government won’t push for a constitutional amendment to make Russian the second state language in Ukraine, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said Monday, reversing an earlier push by the ruling Regions Party.

KIEV, June 22 – The united opposition wants to eliminate "the total monopoly" of the Ukrainian authorities in politics and the economy, as well as simplify the tax system to the maximum, said Arseniy Yatseniuk, Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense parliamentary faction MP and head of the Front for Change Party.

KIEV, June 23 – Parliament on June 23 approved a law which restricts currency lending to individuals, according to Stanislav Arzhevitin, first deputy head of the parliamentary committee for finance and banking activities and the head of the council of the Association of Ukrainian Banks (AUB).

KIEV, June 25 - President Viktor Yushchenko has signed a law on banning the gambling business in Ukraine.

Parliament, on June 11 overrode a presidential veto of the law on banning the gambling business in Ukraine. Parliament refused to support presidential proposals on the law.

KIEV, June 25 - Russia’s refusal to renegotiate controversial natural gas agreements signed with Ukraine in January contradicts the “spirit of partnership and mutual respect,” President Viktor Yushchenko’s top energy security aide said Thursday.

KIEV, June 25 – President Viktor Yushchenko Thursday attacked Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko for delaying legislation stripping lawmakers of immunity, and pressed for investigation into a recent murder that may have involved one of her allies.

KIEV, June 23 – President Viktor Yushchenko participated in the opening of the Bogdan Corporation car plant in Cherkasy.

"For the first time in the 50 years since ZAZ was put into operation, we are present at the opening of a national car manufacturing plant. This is not an everyday event," Yuschenko said.

KIEV, June 25 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will travel to Moscow on Saturday for a meeting with her Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to negotiate a long-term natural gas supply agreement between the two countries.

KIEV, June 25 - Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said Wednesday her government will strongly oppose resumption of the production sharing agreement with U.S. oil firm Vanco Energy, indicating her clash with President Viktor Yushchenko will accelerate.

KIEV, June 25 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will have to submit her revised 2008 inflation forecast for approval by President Viktor Yushchenko no later than the end of the day Thursday, a senior official said Wednesday.