KIEV, Nov. 23 – Agreements between the Ukrainian and Russian prime ministers on gas will lead to the loss of Ukraine's status as a transit country, according to presidential candidate Arseniy Yatseniuk.

KIEV, Nov. 24 – Due to a lack of proper coordination the government and the National Bank of Ukraine are sometimes taking fiscal and monetary measures which influence the economy in opposing ways, Economy Minister Bohdan Danylyshyn said in an interview with the Dzerkalo Tyzhnia newspaper.

KIEV, Nov. 24 - The budget revenues target will be missed in November and December as the economic situation has worsened, Finance Minister Viktor Pynzenyk told reporters on Monday.

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 21 – Ukraine and Sweden enjoy full understanding on the issues of Ukraine's plans to join the European Union and bilateral economic cooperation, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said at a joint press conference after her meeting with Swedish Premier Fredrik Reinfeldt in Stockholm on Friday.

KIEV, Nov. 24 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Monday ordered the start urgent talks with Gazprom after the Russian natural gas giant threatened to cut gas supplies to Ukraine, citing a dispute over gas debts.

KIEV, Nov. 24 – The National Bank of Ukraine let the hryvnia slide further against the U.S. dollar Monday by refusing to intervene on the forex market amid apparent concerns that its reserves have been falling sharply.

KIEV, Nov. 21 – Kiev Mayor Leonid Chernovetsky said he hopes to convince President Viktor Yuschenko that he was right to increase rates for municipal services for companies five to tenfold.

KIEV, Nov. 24 ??“ Ukraine on Thursday sought to secure support from Poland and Slovakia for a project that would enable imports of Caspian Sea crude oil to Europe via Ukrainian territory. President Yushchenko said both countries agreed to go ahead with building a Brody-Plock pipeline to handle the imports.

KIEV, Nov. 24 - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov, who unexpectedly cancelled his trip to Kiev earlier this week, will visit Ukraine for natural gas talks in December, Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian ambassador to Ukraine, said Thursday.

KIEV, Nov. 24 - Three Russian oil tankers were detained by Ukrainian border patrol boats Wednesday for illegally crossing the border in the area between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, border service reported Thursday.