KIEV, Jan. 22 – A protester who was abducted with a prominent journalist on Tuesday and tortured by thugs was found dead on Wednesday in the woods outside Kiev, police reported.

KIEV, Jan. 22 – Ukrainian opposition leaders on Wednesday gave President Viktor Yanukovych 24 hours to accept a plan for early presidential election or to face a new wave of confrontation.

KIEV, Jan. 21 – Poland intends to continue to act as an advocate of Ukraine in its efforts to join the European Union, and hopes that the issue of the formation of a free trade area can be resolved at the next EU summit, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Beata Stelmach told Ukrainian journalists.

KIEV, Jan. 21 – President Viktor Yanukovych will take part in the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 23-24, said Serhiy Liovochkin, the head of the presidential administration.

KIEV, Jan. 22 - Jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Tuesday denied she was behind the murder of a politician and businessman in 1996, and instead tried to link President Viktor Yanukovych to the case.

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 19 – The organizers of the Euro 2012 European Football Championship in Ukraine and Poland must jointly solve the problem of entry visas for football fans, said Union of European Football Associations President Michel Platini.

KIEV, Jan. 20 - Ukraine will accelerate efforts to get alternative sources of energy as Russia’s refusal to reduce natural gas prices now threatens the national security, the country’s top security body declared Friday.

KIEV, Jan. 22 - President Viktor Yanukovych appeared on Sunday to rule out any prospect of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko being freed, saying those responsible for signing a 2009 gas deal with Russia on "enslaving" terms should be punished.

KIEV, Jan. 21 - The owner of the Ukrainian vessel Faina, which is being held by Somali pirates, has decided to increase the size of the ransom he is prepared to pay for the vessel's release.

KIEV, Jan. 21 – The National Bank of Ukraine may allocate another $4.5 billion in Q1 to make currency exchange market interventions, according to the head of the central bank's group of advisers, Valeriy Lytvytsky.