KIEV, Aug. 29 - Ukraine’s highest court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko for abuse of office, a case that has strained the former Soviet state’s ties with the West.

KIEV, Aug. 29 – Ukraine’s currency, the hryvnia, fell to its lowest level in 30 months on Wednesday on weakening exports and amid speculation the government may start printing money to cover the budget deficit.

KIEV, Aug. 29 – Prime Minister Mykola Azarov warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that Moscow’s refusal to renegotiate a controversial natural gas agreement will force Kiev to appeal to an international court, Korrespondent reported.

KIEV, Aug. 29 – Police on Monday confirmed they arrested two unnamed protesters who had joined an opposition march in Kiev on the Independence Day, also questioning three opposition figures who led the march.

The two protesters are facing up to five years in prison if convicted of violating a court ruling that had banned the march, and of allegedly attacking police.

NOVOHRAD-VOLYNSKY, Aug. 26 – Parliament Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn said he sees no tragedy in the postponement of a visit by the International Monetary Fund mission to Ukraine.

KIEV, Aug. 29 – The question of the unification of the Strong Ukraine Party with the Regions Party is being discussed inside the party, and a final decision is yet to be taken, Strong Ukraine Party leader and Deputy Prime Minister Serhiy Tyhypko said on Ukraine's Inter TV Channel.

KIEV, Aug. 29 - Ukraine and Poland will be ready to host the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) European Football Championship in 2012, said UEFA President Michel Platini.

KIEV, Aug. 28 – A Ukrainian journalist was stabbed twice with a knife and hospitalized in Zhytomyr on Friday while pursuing a story on corruption among local lawmakers.

KIEV, Aug. 29 – The rift between President Viktor Yanukovych and Medjlis, the ruling body of Crimean Tatars, the third-largest ethnic group in Crimea, widened on Sunday, threatening to undermine efforts to improve local policies.

KIEV, Aug. 29 - Ukraine’s largest opposition group Wednesday called for an investigation into the circumstances of the recent acquisition by Rinat Akhmetov, the wealthiest Ukrainian, of a 39.7% stake in the country’s biggest fossil burning power generator.