KIEV, July 23 - Internal Affairs Minister Vasyl Tsushko, who was hospitalized in Germany for the past eight weeks for a heart problem treatment, resumed his duties on Monday, the ministry reported.

KIEV, July 23 - President Viktor Yushchenko ordered the government to speed up implementation of Kyoto Protocol mechanisms to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Yushchenko’s press service reported Monday.

KIEV, July 23 – A new appeal from 46 lawmakers seeking to nullify President Viktor Yushchenko’s decree scheduling the Sept. 30 snap election was submitted to the Constitutional Court on Monday, the court reported.

KIEV, July 21 ??“ Leaders of Ukraine and Georgia, the two major critics of the Commonwealth of Independent States, a Russia-led loose alliance of former Soviet Union nations, skipped an informal CIS summit in Moscow Saturday.

KIEV, July 22 ??“ A confrontation between President Viktor Yushchenko and the pro-Russian coalition in Parliament was set to escalate sharply on Monday as deadline approaches when the president gets the power to dismiss the legislature.

KYIV, June 22 - Ukraine's top military commander says its forces are still defending a small area of territory inside Russia that it captured almost a year ago, BBC reported.

KYIV, June 23 - At least nine people were killed and several injured in a Russian missile and drone attack in the Kyiv region in the early hours of Monday morning, BBC reported citing the interior minister.

BRUSSELS, June 21 – The Vice-President of the European Commission, Valdis Dombrovskis, has confirmed that the first payment of EUR 1.5 billion from windfall revenue from frozen Russian assets will be provided to Ukraine "before summer break."

KYIV, June 21 – Deputy Head of the Office of the President Ihor Zhovkva, in an exclusive interview with Interfax-Ukraine, stated that there is currently no risk that partners will not transfer EUR 50 billion to Ukraine from the income from frozen Russian assets, a decision made at the Group of Seven summit last week.

KYIV, June 21 – In the coming days, a Ukrainian delegation for the EU accession talks will be created and approved, and the chief negotiator for the introductory talks will be appointed, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva said in an exclusive interview with the Interfax-Ukraine News Agency.