KIEV, Jan. 24 - European leaders will try to avoid meetings with President Viktor Yanukovych in Davos amid concerns over political persecution of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, a newswire reported Monday, citing a European Commission source.

KIEV, Jan. 23 - Ukraine this week has announced a tender to select an appraiser of its gas transportation system, Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuriy Boyko said.

KIEV, Jan. 23 - Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuriy Boyko believes that a compromise will be achieved with Russia on gas purchases by Ukraine in 2012.

"From time to time we have disputes with our Russian partners, not always we can achieve a compromise, but now we are much closer to this. We will defend our interests in the matters, which are critical for us, including the volume of gas purchases," he said on the Big-Time Politics with Yevgeny Kiselyov talk show.

KIEV, Jan. 20 – President Viktor Yanukovych, during his visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 26-28, will meet with the heads of international organizations, as well as the leaders of a number of countries, including the Group of Eight countries.

KIEV, Jan. 20 – The government is meeting the demands of the bombers of Makiyivka, and three armored cars have departed from the building of the city executive committee, the Web site of the Segodnia newspaper has reported.

KIEV, Jan. 23 – Police are looking for two men, aged between 30 and 40 years old, for allegedly planting two explosive devices that detonated in the city of Makiyivka on Thursday.

Police made the announcement as the authorities seek to uncover masterminds of the blasts that had been described by the security service as a “terror” plot.

KIEV, Jan. 23 – No major incidents were reported at a massive opposition rally on Saturday as former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko called her supporters for unity in opposing the government of President Viktor Yanukovych.

KIEV, Jan. 23 - Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers has proposed the introduction of amendments to the current legislation on privatization to make the privatization process more transparent, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said.

KIEV, Jan. 23 -- The Regions Party will block the work of Parliament on Friday if the legislative body is scheduled to support a letter by the leaders of the state to the NATO secretary general on Ukraine's joining the Membership Action Plan (NATO MAP) at the Bucharest summit in April, MP Vasyl Kyseliov of the party faction told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, Jan. 23 - Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko insisted on Wednesday that Ukraine should hike tariffs it charges Russia for transit of natural gas to the European Union.