KIEV, Aug. 22 – The arrest of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko may have been masterminded by “forces” seeking to avert Ukraine’s integration with the European Union, a senior official at President Viktor Yanukovych’s administration said Monday.

KIEV, Aug. 22 – The Central Election Commission, dominated by members loyal to Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, voted Wednesday to appeal an earlier court ruling that ordered it to take extra measures for preventing massive fraud.

KIEV, Aug. 22 – Overall public support for Ukraine’s two main pro-Western parties has strengthened over the past three weeks, improving chances for both to join in coalition to form the next government after the Sept. 30 election, poll data suggest.

KIEV, Aug. 22 ??“ An unidentified lawmaker, who is also a wealthy businessman from Donetsk, may have ordered the kidnapping and the murder of a senior police officer, Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko said Tuesday.

KIEV, Aug. 22 - At least 169 people were killed when a Russian passenger jet crashed Tuesday in Ukraine while attempting to perform an emergency landing after suffering turbulence while flying through a major storm.

KIEV, Aug. 22 - Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, concerned over a slowdown in revenue from import duties, Monday ordered a special survey among 200 business people to identify bottlenecks and corruption within the Customs Service.

KIEV, Aug. 22 - Ukraine will seek to defend the option of creating a free-trade agreement within the Common Economic Space, a bloc that also includes Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, President Viktor Yushchenko said Monday.

KIEV, Aug. 22 - Ukraine will start selling coal extracting assets to investors within the next two or three years, a newspaper reported Monday, citing Coal Minister Viktor Topolov.

KIEV, Aug. 22 - Ukraine and Russia's level of mutual understanding is high enough to solve questions in the natural gas sector, Russian Economic Development and Trade Minister German Gref says.

KIEV, Aug. 22 - Ukraine and China have initialed a bilateral protocol of mutual access to the markets of commodities and services.