KIEV, Jan. 19 ??“ A Central Election Commission??™s announcement of Viktor Yushchenko winning the presidential election is expected to appear in Thursday issues of two government newspapers, Channel 5 television reported late Wednesday citing Yushchenko staff.

KIEV, Jan. 19 ??“ An opposition leader urged the security service, or SBU, Wednesday to check an alleged controversial transaction that may lead to a takeover of a lucrative Ukrainian phone company by Russian interests.

KIEV, Jan. 19 ??“ A senior Russian government official Wednesday de-facto admitted victory of pro-Western opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko at presidential election in Ukraine, and indicated that Russia was ready to invite him for an official visit.

KYIV, Dec 16 – France is tentatively ready to supply Ukraine with generators and seeds of plants, as well as assist in financing farmers during the spring sowing season.

KYIV, Dec 19 – U.S. intelligence community estimates there may be four weeks available to diffuse a potential crisis as Russia is preparing a new attack on Ukraine, CNN reported Sunday citing a senior U.S. official.

KYIV, Dec 17 – Ukraine faces a “debt tsunami” next year unless the government restarts reforms and resumes cooperation with the International Monetary Fund, Serhiy Verlanov, a former head of the State Tax Service, said.

KYIV, Dec 16 – Ukraine will seek to deepen its strategic cooperation with the U.S. in the defense sector in order to counteract on-going Russia’s aggression, Oleksiy Danilov, the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), said.

KYIV, Dec 17 – Ukraine called on the U.S. to support the country’s plan to join NATO so that Ukraine will become one of the U.S.’s key allies in the region, Olha Stefanishyna, the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, said.

KYIV, Dec 19 – Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk has instructed the Finance Ministry to temporarily, until the end of the budget year, to suspend settlement of payments and registration of budgetary expenditure and loan provision obligations of the general fund, apart from secured budget items, by the State Treasury Service of Ukraine, aiming at meeting the budget deficit limit for the general fund.

KYIV, Dec 19 – Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko will hold talks with German officials in Berlin on Thursday and Friday to brief them on importance of US sanctions to be imposed to stop Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.