KIEV, Jan. 24 ??“ Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov on Tuesday urged Ukraine??™s industrial sector to reduce natural gas consumption by at least 15% to secure steady deliveries of Russian gas to European consumers.

KIEV, Jan. 24 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko??™s group, Our Ukraine, on Tuesday attacked its main rival at the upcoming general election by bringing up an issue of jail sentences apparently served by former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych.

KIEV, Jan. 24 ??“ Ukraine??™s industrial output will probably increase between 2% and 3% on the year in the first quarter, the same as in 2005, the Economy Ministry said in a report released Tuesday.

KIEV, Jan. 24 - Sweden is ready to help Ukraine conserve energy, Swedish Premier Goran Persson said on Monday.

KIEV, Jan. 24 - The Ukrainian government plans to complete bilateral talks on entry to the World Trade Organization with WTO member countries, including the United States and Australia, in February, Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov said.

KIEV, Jan. 23 ??“ The European Commission is apparently showing no signs of backing down from its war of words with European Parliament over the treatment of Ukraine now that democratic opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko has become the country??™s president.

BRUSSELS, Jan. 23 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko will tell his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin Monday that joining a political and economic bloc with Russia makes no sense for Ukraine, Yushchenko??™s close ally said Sunday.

KIEV, Jan. 23 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko said Sunday he and his government will work hard to make sure Ukraine joins the European Union, adding that recent democratic changes here would speed up the process.

KIEV, Jan. 23 ??“ Viktor Yushchenko, the leader of Ukraine??™s democratic opposition, was sworn in as the country??™s president Sunday in a grand inauguration ceremony marking a peaceful transition of power in the country.

KYIV, Dec 21 – Economic growth expectations have deteriorated because of escalation of the conflict by Russia, a surge in energy prices, and the spread of new COVID-19 variants, according to a Financial Stability Report published by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on Tuesday.