LUXEMBOURG, June 19 - Luxembourg supports closer relations between Ukraine and the European Union, yet the integration movement must be gradual, Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker said.

MOSCOW, June 20 - The Russian Economic Development and Trade Ministry and the Ukrainian Economics Ministry plan to sign an agreement on trade in Ukrainian flat cold-rolled steel products during Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych's June 22visit to Russia, a Russian ministry source told Interfax.

KIEV, June 20 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko will travel to Brussels on Thursday to assure European Union leaders that Ukraine??™s political crisis is over and the country has been preparing for the early Sept. 30 election.

MOSCOW, June 20 ??“ RosUkrEnergo, a Swiss-registered gas trader thought to be controlled by Gazprom, may store extra amount of natural gas in Ukrainian underground gas tanks for the winter, a Gazprom official said Tuesday.

KIEV, June 20 ??“ Two Russians were jailed on Tuesday after a Kiev court had found them guilty in planning a terrorist attack against the office of Viktor Yushchenko, then opposition presidential candidate, in November 2004.

KIEV, June 20 ??“ Turkmenistan on Tuesday accused several Western diplomats and local human rights group activists of plotting in order to overthrow the government in an uprising similar to Ukraine??™s Orange Revolution in 2004.

KIEV, June 20 ??“ Three pro-Western groups on Tuesday came very close to forming the new government in Ukraine after President Viktor Yushchenko??™s party had secured promises from partners ensuring the country??™s fast integration into NATO.

KIEV, June 16 ??“ Ukraine??™s economy will accelerate in the second half of the year, bringing overall GDP growth to between 7% and 8% in 2005, President Viktor Yushchenko said Thursday.

KIEV, June 16 ??“ Ukraine will seek greater access for its steel on markets in the United States and the European Union, among other measures aimed at reviving sluggish steel output that had caused a major economic slowdown.

KIEV, June 16 ??“ In a bold attempt to improve their country??™s investment climate, Ukrainian leaders signed a joint declaration Thursday that provides ownership rights guarantees and buries once and for all the issue of re-privatization.