KIEV, Oct. 27 – Yulia Tymoshenko's government has tripled Ukraine's state debt, and the prospect of default is more probable, according to Sergiy Tihipko, a former governor of the National Bank of Ukraine and one of the potential candidates for the Ukrainian presidency.

KIEV, Oct. 29 - The International Monetary Fund will grant Ukraine a loan at a yearly interest of 4% for 15 years, deputy parliamentary speaker Mykola Tomenko said on Channel Five television on Tuesday evening.

"There have been various fantastic allegations that we are taking out a loan for a year at 100% interest. If the Verkhovna Rada votes for this bill, we will take out this loan at 4% for 15 years," Tomenko said.

KIEV, Oct. 29 – Parliament on Wednesday rejected amendments to the 2008 budget that call for releasing 417 million hryvnias for the snap election in December, a blow for President Viktor Yushchenko.

KIEV, Oct. 29 – Parliament on Wednesday voted to approve in the first reading anti-crisis legislation needed for securing a $16.5 billion emergency loan from the International Monetary Fund, with final approval expected on Thursday.

KIEV, Oct. 29 – The hryvnia plummeted against the U.S. dollar Wednesday after Volodymyr Stelmakh, the governor of the National Bank of Ukraine, admitted that failure to secure a loan from the International Monetary Fund may trigger default on debts.

KIEV, Oct. 29 - President Victor Yushchenko is expected to ask Israel to recognize the genocide against the Ukrainian people in the 1930s by their communist government during a visit in about two weeks, Haaretz newspaper reported Monday, citing sources.

KIEV, Oct. 29 - The process of Ukraine's admission to the World Trade Organization may be completed in the fall of 2008, said Volodymyr Baluta, Ukraine's official representative at the headquarters of the WTO.

HELSINKI, Oct. 27 - President Viktor Yushchenko welcomed the elevation of EU-Kiev relations "to a higher level" after the 10th EU-Ukraine summit held on Friday in Helsinki, AFP reported.

The question ???To join, or not to join??? has overshadowed the entire debate on integration into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The vast majority of supporters and opponents of NATO membership alike have strong views on this issue, often formed on the basis of political, foreign policy preferences or persistent stereotypes.

KYIV, Sept 28 – Today, real opportunities have opened up for the adoption of sanctions against Russian nuclear energy, Ukraine will update this topic, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said.