KIEV, May 18 - Ukraine??™s anti-cartel authority has launched investigations against Russian oil companies Lukoil and TNK-BP to determine whether the two had used their market dominance to overcharge clients, Oleksiy Kostusev, the head of the Anti-Monopoly Committee, said Wednesday.

KIEV, May 18 - President Viktor Yushchenko on Wednesday signed into law a bill that lifts duties on imports of gasoline and diesel fuel and cuts excise taxes on these commodities, the presidential press service reported.

KYIV, Apr 15 – President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during a working visit to Chernivtsi, took part in the presentation of the Made in Ukraine economic policy program with the participation of business, the presidential press service said on Friday evening.

KYIV, Apr 15 – On April 12, the Council of the European Union at the level of finance ministers decided to increase the EU's shares in the capital of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD): the EU will subscribe to 12,102 additional shares of EUR 10,000 each until July 30, 2025.

KYIV, Apr 15 – The European Commission expects Kyiv to fulfill previously agreed conditions and for the European Council to approve the Ukraine Plan, which will allow it to allocate another EUR 1.5 billion in April and EUR 1.9 billion in May under the Ukraine Facility, Executive Vice President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis said.

KYIV, Apr 15 – Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal said that Ukraine strives to begin the negotiation process on accession to the European Union as quickly as possible – no later than June of this year, the Department of Communications of the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine said on Friday.

WASHINGTON, April 15 - House Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing toward action this week on aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, unveiling an elaborate plan Monday to break the package into separate votes to squeeze through the House’s political divides on foreign policy.

KYIV, April 16 - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a controversial law Tuesday, days after it was passed by parliament, potentially helping Kyiv to boost conscription to replenish depleted forces to fend off Russia’s continued aggression.

BRUSSELS, April 16 – The European Commission has approved the Plan for Ukraine, proposing this assessment to the Council, which will allow the start of funding for the Ukraine Facility, the total amount of which will be up to EUR50 billion over four years, having previously allocated up to EUR1.89 billion until the start of regular payments, the press service of the European Commission reported on Monday.

KYIV, April 17 – The Ukrainian energy sector suffered heavy losses due to targeted Russian missile attacks - more than 8 GW, and the risk of subsequent significant losses remains, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.