KIEV, June 21 ??“ Petro Poroshenko, a former top security advisor to President Viktor Yushchenko, on Wednesday was tapped as the next Speaker of Parliament in a move that may generate tensions within the pro-Western coalition.

KIEV, June 21 - Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko met major political groups Tuesday seeking ways of pushing through Parliament a list of bills that would ensure Ukraine??™s quick entry to the World Trade Organization.

KIEV, June 20 ??“ Doctors will give a high dose of dioxin to mice to determine the stage at which the poisoning triggers symptoms as part of an investigation into the poisoning of Viktor Yushchenko, his doctor said Monday.

KIEV, June 17 - Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko assured foreign investors on Friday the government will never resort to re-privatization of companies.

KIEV, June 17 - Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Friday invited the world's biggest companies to join an ambitious project building a natural gas pipeline from Central Asia to Europe, bypassing Russia.

KIEV, June 21 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko insists on taking care of investors and supports the idea to coordinate authorities' actions concerning services for investors.

KYIV, May 19 – The area of mined territories in Mykolaiv region that need to be examined for the presence of explosives is 754,000 hectares, or 30% of the region's territory. Of these, about 288,000 hectares are agricultural land, Head of Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration Vitaly Kim has said.

KYIV, May 19 – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday called on the Arab countries to start direct dialogue and invited them to join the points of the Peace Formula.

KYIV, May 20 – The parliamentary faction of the Servant of the People party in Ukraine is setting up a temporary commission to investigate audio recordings which were published on Tuesday, the voices on which resemble those of former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and former United States Vice President Joseph Biden.

KYIV, May 21 – The public transport, such as buses, trolley buses and trams, will resume its regular services in Kyiv from May 23 and subway – from May 25, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has said.