KIEV, Oct. 23 - The government of Tatarstan and Tatneft company officials believe that the Ukrainian authorities have not taken decisive measures to restrain the actions of former UkrTatNafta CEO Pavlo Ovcharenko, which are considered by the company's Tartar shareholders as a corporate raid.

KIEV, Oct. 23 - The cutoff of Russian oil supplies to Kremenchuk Oil Refinery (UkrTatNafta) in Ukraine's Poltava region could lead to an artificial shortage of oil products in Ukraine, Ukrainian Economics Minister Anatoliy Kinakh said at a press conference on Tuesday.

KIEV, Oct. 23 ??“ Arseniy Yatseniuk, President Viktor Yushchenko??™s deputy chief of staff, will be nominated to lead a committee that will supervise reorganization of Our Ukraine, Yushchenko??™s party, a group activist said Monday.

MOSCOW, Oct. 23 ??“ Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov will probably skip discussions on natural gas when he visits Ukraine for trade talks on Tuesday, a newswire reported Monday citing a source at the Russian government.

KIEV, Oct. 21 ??“ A Kiev court ruled the Prosecutor General Office hadn??™t enough evidence for opening an investigation against Poroshenko

KIEV, Oct. 21 ??“ Azerbaijan reacted angrily Friday to a Ukrainian court ruling that had released Azeri opposition leader from custody, suggesting the development may deteriorate bilateral relations between Baku and Kiev.

KIEV, Oct. 21 ??“ Ukraine will sell 93% stake in Kryvorizhstal, the country??™s biggest steel producer, Monday despite an ongoing campaign by previous owners to suspend the country??™s largest selloff, President Viktor Yushchenko said Friday.

KIEV, Oct. 21 - The Ukrainian parliamentary committee for the fuel and energy complex and for nuclear policy and safety has supported a draft law submitted by the Communist faction to restrict access by foreign investors to oil and gas fields in Ukrainian territorial waters.

LIMASOL, Oct. 21 -- Moody's Investors Service announced it has upgraded to D- from E+ the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of the State Export-Import Bank of Ukraine (Ukreximbank), reads a Moody's press release.

KIEV, Oct. 21 ??“ Former Prosecutor General Sviatoslav Piskun said Friday he will appeal his recent dismissal by President Viktor Yushchenko, adding that the dismissal had been illegal.