KIEV, July 23 – Ukraine strongly condemned the two terrorist attacks that rocked Norway on Friday, calling them an “obvious threat” to values of European democracy.

KIEV, July 24 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s recent decision to delay shipments of Caspian Sea oil via the Odessa-Brody pipeline to Europe was politically motivated and comes against Ukraine’s national interests, President Viktor Yushchenko said Thursday.

KIEV, July 24 – President Viktor Yushchenko said Thursday that David Zhvania, once one of his closest allies, may have been involved in the poisoning that nearly killed him in September 2004.

KIEV, July 24 - Ukraine and Vanco Energy, an independent U.S. oil company, have been making slow progress in talks over a production sharing agreement (PSA) for a major offshore oil project, the government admitted Tuesday.

KIEV, July 24 – Russia’s Black Sea Fleet will have to leave its Ukrainian bases in Crimea after a 20-year rental agreement expires in 2017, a top Ukrainian negotiator on the issue said Tuesday.

KIEV, July 24 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko on Saturday praised Ukraine??™s accelerating economic growth this year adding the next government should pursue the same economic policy to achieve sustainable growth.

KIEV, July 24 ??“ Parliament??™s pro-Russian coalition, which plans to form the government, voted on Monday to approve a resolution seeking to resume controversial schemes that had been used by well-connected businesses to evade tax payments.

KIEV, July 24 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko warned Monday that Ukraine has been facing an international ???isolation??? as some political groups have been seeking ???to wrap up democratic reforms,??? the presidential press service reported.

KIEV, July 24 ??“ Ukraine has been moving towards a major political clash on Monday after the pro-Russian coalition in Parliament warned it would not obey President Viktor Yushchenko??™s likely decision to dismiss the legislature.

KIEV, July 24 ??“ The Foreign Ministry is weighing whether to advise Ukrainians against trips to Egypt following a wave of deadly terrorist attacks there Saturday, a news agency reported.