BRUSSELS, Dec. 22 - The European Union called on Russia and Ukraine to continue talks to arrange a gradual transition towards liberalization of natural gas prices and transit fees, a newswire reported Thursday citing an EU official.

KIEV, Dec. 22 - Ukraine has refocused its natural gas talks on Turkmenistan Thursday, apparently trying to arrange extra gas purchases next year to help the country weather a possible move by Russia to cut gas supplies.

KIEV, Dec. 22 - Management at Russian-British oil company TNK-BP noted a negative trend in Ukrainian oil refining due to a lack of import duties on oil products, at a meeting with President Viktor Yushchenko.

KIEV, Dec. 22 ??“ A State Energy Machine Building Corporation is likely to be created in Q1, Industry Minister Volodymyr Shandra says.

KIEV, Dec. 21 ??“ Parliament on Tuesday ordered an inquiry into President Leonid Kuchma??™s alleged efforts to shield from prosecution a top security official whose name had been mentioned in opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko??™s poisoning investigation.

KIEV, Dec. 21 ??“ Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an apparent policy reversal, said Tuesday the Kremlin would work well with Viktor Yushchenko, a pro-Western Ukrainian presidential candidate, considered likely to win the vote Dec. 26.

KYIV, Nov 21 – Russia's withdrawal from the grain deal is reminiscent of the events that took place in Ukraine in the 1930s during the Holodomor, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink said during a special event at the Kyiv Security Forum, founded by the Arseniy Yatsenyuk Open Ukraine Foundation.

KYIV, Nov 22 – The Verkhovna Rada intends to grant the English language the status of one of the languages for international communication in Ukraine.

KYIV, Nov 22 – President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced the provision of the next disbursement of EUR 1.5 billion in assistance for Ukraine to maintain the economic stability of the country.

BRUSSELS, Nov 22 – Possible security guarantees for Ukraine that the European Union can provide to Kyiv will be the subject of discussion with the Ukrainian side in December during the visit of the EU mission, a senior European official said Wednesday.