KIEV, May 20 – If the 2015 presidential election in Ukraine was scheduled for next Sunday, 16% of Ukrainians would vote for incumbent President Viktor Yanukovych and 16% for UDAR Party leader Vitali Klitschko, according to a survey conducted by GfK Ukraine.

KIEV, May 21 - One person was killed on Tuesday as high winds and thunderstorms cut the power supply to 468 Ukrainian towns and villages in the early hours of May 21, the Emergency Situations Ministry said on Tuesday.

KIEV, May 21 - Ukrainians prefer entry into the European Union to affiliation to the Customs Union, judging by an opinion poll held by the Razumkov Center in late April.

KIEV, May 21 – Opposition groups on Tuesday accused Interior Minister Vitaliy Zakharchenko of trying to cover up a recent attack on reporters amid evidence that the attacking mob may have been hired by the ruling Regions Party.

KHARKIV, May 21 – Kharkiv’s Kyivsky District Court has postponed its hearing of the case involving the United Energy Systems of Ukraine (UESU) Corporation against former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko until June 25.

KIEV, May 21 – The world will change its opinion about Ukraine for the better after the Euro 2012 European Football Championship, according to President Viktor Yanukovych.

KIEV, May 21 - President Viktor Yanukovych said that Kiev still hopes for success at its talks with Moscow on gas deliveries.

KIEV, May 21 – A mission from the International Monetary Fund led by Christopher Jarvis has arrived in Ukraine to conclude discussions on the 2012 Article IV consultation (commitments with respect to the exchange rate regime), the IMF Resident Representative Office in Ukraine reported.

KIEV, May 21 - European officials who met this week with imprisoned former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said that authorities are impinging on her privacy, The Associated Press reported.

KIEV, May 21 - Ukraine will seek to postpone any hike in natural gas prices for households until after the government introduces energy conservation measures and financial assistance to the poor, a senior official said Monday.