KIEV, Jan. 30 ??“ Pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych said Tuesday that he was ???concerned??? with U.S. plans to build two anti-missile defense radars in Poland and in the Czech Republic.

KIEV, Jan. 30 ??“ Foreign Minister Boris Tarasiuk, an ally of President Viktor Yushchenko and an advocate of Ukraine??™s accession to NATO, resigned on Tuesday yielding to two months of pressure from pro-Russian government demanding his dismissal.

BRUSSELS, Jan. 29 ??“ Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Andriy Kliuyev presented investment projects in the fuel and energy sector, aircraft and titanium production to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Investment Bank.

KIEV, Jan. 30 ??“ Ukraine asked an international veterinary watchdog for assistance in settling an escalating dispute with Russia over meat and dairy imports, an official said Monday.

KIEV, Jan. 30 ??“ TNK-BP, a Russian oil major, warned Monday it may shut its Ukrainian oil refinery within weeks amid complains it had been struggling to compete with cheap gasoline imports amid high oil prices. The shutdown of Linos, Ukraine??™s second largest oil refinery by capacity, may put upward pressure on domestic gasoline prices and would be ill-timed

KIEV, Jan. 30 - RosUkrEnergo AG, a Swiss-based natural gas trader supplying about a half of Ukraine??™s annual gas needs, may Tuesday disclose its real shareholders, Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov said Monday.

KIEV, Jan. 30 ??“ Ukraine will probably face another hike in natural gas prices later this year after its key gas supplier on Monday had refused to guarantee steady prices through the end of the year. The revelations may challenge the government of Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov

KIEV, Jan. 30 ??“ Ukraine has sufficient hard currency reserves to support the hryvnia, which has been recently facing a downward pressure due to rapidly worsening balance of payments, an official said Monday.

BUDAPEST, Jan. 30 ??“ Eight Central European countries met in Budapest on Friday seeking ways to reduce dependence on Russian natural gas supplies after Gazprom had turned off supplies early January, a newswire reported.

KIEV, Jan. 27 - The Ukrainian economy may soon recover from the shock of the presidential election and grow 5% to 6% this year under the influence of a favorable external situation and growing domestic market, according to International Monetary Fund Senior Representative Jeffrey Franks.