KIEV, May 21 - Naftogaz Ukrayiny, the national oil and gas company, cut capital investments due to financial crisis, but has dramatically increased payments in taxes and fees to the government, the Energy and Fuel Ministry reported Thursday.

KIEV, May 21 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said Thursday the economy has been showing signs of “stabilization” after a major slump earlier this year, and predicted the recovery may start as soon as in four months.

KIEV, May 21 – The government of Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, under pressure from President Viktor Yushchenko, on Wednesday finally canceled the restrictions on grain exports that had been in place for the past 18 months.

KIEV, May 21 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s government in a unilateral move on Wednesday, pulled out of the Production-Sharing Agreement with U.S. oil company Vanco Energy, further undermining an important offshore oil project.

KIEV, May 21 – The National Bank of Ukraine, in a fundamental change of policy, on Wednesday let the hryvnia appreciate sharply against the U.S. dollar, beyond the level it had originally pledged to defend.

KIEV, May 21 ??“ Ukraine resumed shipments of natural gas to the European Union via a major pipeline that had been repaired following a blast on May 7, Naftogaz Uktrayiny reported Monday.

KIEV, May 21 - President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych failed after fresh negotiations on Monday to set a date for an early parliamentary election to break months of political deadlock.

KIEV, May 20 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko on Friday called for creation of an alliance of European countries that would jointly resist challenges in the event that energy supplies are used as a tool of pressure.

KIEV, May 18 - President Viktor Yushchenko said that diversification of energy supplies to Ukraine is one of the country??™s main problems and urged the government to step up efforts to address the issue.

KYIV, April 21 - Ukrainian and Western leaders on Sunday welcomed a desperately needed aid package passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, as the Kremlin warned that passage of the bill would “further ruin” Ukraine and cause more deaths.