KIEV, June 20 - Ukraine's finance ministry on Thursday denied allegations by opposition politicians that a deputy finance minister had been drunk when he spoke to Parliament on the budget earlier this week.

KIEV, June 20 - Ukraine will not hike natural gas prices for households as demanded by the International Monetary Fund because of fear of social unrest, President Viktor Yanukovych said Wednesday.

KIEV, June 20 – German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle is to arrive in Ukraine Friday amid growing speculation the parties are in talks over possible medical treatment of jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in Germany.

KIEV, June 20 – President Viktor Yanukovych will be immune to any international court ruling on lawsuits that may be filed by jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, Justice Minister Oleksandr Lavrynovych said Wednesday.

KIEV, June 18 – A record number of around 140,000 visitors was registered in the Kiev fan zone on June 15, during the match between Ukraine and France, Oleksandr Popov, head of Kiev City State Administration, said at a press conference on Monday.

BRATISLAVA, June 17 – Ukraine expects the EU to cancel visas for Ukrainian citizens before the start of the Euro 2012 European Football Championship, President Viktor Yanukovych said.

KIEV, June 20 – The International Monetary Fund supports the continuation of active work on a program of cooperation with Ukraine, the press service of the Ukrainian government reported on Saturday.

KIEV, June 20 – The World Bank is ready to assist Ukraine in holding reforms in most import and promising areas.

This issue was discussed at a meeting of Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, Vice President of the World Bank Philippe Le Houerou and World Bank Regional Director for Moldova, Belarus and Ukraine Martin Raiser on Friday evening, the press service of the Ukrainian government reported on Saturday.

KIEV, June 20 — China’s President Hu Jintao on Monday oversaw the signing of business deals worth $3.5 billion on his first visit to Ukraine.

Hu said that the agreements in energy, technology, trade and other fields will bring bilateral relations “to a new level of strategic partnership,” the Associated Press reported.

SUMY, June 17 – President Viktor Yanukovych has said that it is currently premature to talk about the form of Ukraine's cooperation with any other countries in the modernization of the Ukrainian gas transport system.